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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of a novel organ dysfunction assessment score developed for patients with severe traumatic brain injury during therapeutic brain hypothermia.
The Brain Hypothermia Organ Dysfunction Assessment (BHODA) score is calculated through the combined assessment of 6 indices: central nervous system (CNS) function, respiratory function, cardiovascular function, hepatosplanchnic circulation, coagulation, and metabolism. The CNS, hepatosplanchnic circulation, and metabolic indices were based on measurements of cerebral perfusion pressure, gastric tonometry, and blood glucose, respectively. Thirty-nine patients with severe closed head injuries (scores of 3 to 8 on the Glasgow Coma Scale) were enrolled. Seven patients (18%) died during hospitalization. Outcome was favorable in 20 patients and unfavorable in 19. The BHODA score proved useful in describing sequences of complications during therapeutic brain hypothermia. A total maximum BHODA score of more than 13 points corresponded to a mortality of 70%. In a multivariate model, the total maximum BHODA score was independently associated with neurological outcome (odds ratio for unfavorable neurological outcome, 2.590; 95% confidence interval, 1.260, 5.327). In conclusion, the BHODA score can help assess multiple organ dysfunction/failure during therapeutic hypothermia and may be useful for predicting outcome.
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Utagawa, A., Sakurai, A., Kinoshita, K., Moriya, T., Okuno, K., Tanjoh, K. (2006). Organ dysfunction assessment score for severe head injury patients during brain hypothermia. In: Hoff, J.T., Keep, R.F., Xi, G., Hua, Y. (eds) Brain Edema XIII. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 96. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-211-30714-1_8
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