İNTRAKRANİYAL KANAMA NEDENİ İLE ACİL SERVİSE BAŞVURAN COVID-19 ENFEKSİYONU GEÇİRMİŞ YA DA ENFEKSİYONUN AKUT EVRESİNDE BULUNAN HASTALARIN PROGNOZLARININ DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Corona virüs enfeksiyonu nörolojik tutulum da göstermekte olup, bunlar arasında inme de önemli bir yer tutmaktadır. Bu çalışmada aşılama öncesi dönemde COVID enfeksiyonu geçirmiş ya da enfeksiyonun akut evresinde iken intrakranial kanama nedeni ile acil servise başvuran hastaların demografik verilerinin, vital bulgularının, kanama lokalizasyonlarının ve prognostik faktörlerinin ortaya konması amaçlandı.11 Mart – 31 Aralık 2020 arasında acil servise başvuran ya da COVID nedeni ile hastanede yatışları sırasında inme geçiren hastalar çalışmaya alınmış olup, tüm hastalara kranial BT, BT anjio, toraks BT, kranial MR görüntülemeleri yapıldı, labrotuar testleri gönderildi. Belirtilen zaman aralığı içinde toplam 780 iskemik inme hastasının 43’ü (%6); 87 hemorajik inme hastasının ise 8’i (%9) COVID-19 pozitif olarak saptandı. Tüm hastaların yaş ortalaması 66 olup, %47’si erkek hastalardan oluşmaktaydı. Sadece intrakranial kanama grubu incelendiğinde yaş ortalamasının 51 yaş olup, erkek kadın oran 1:1 olduğu görüldü. Hastaların başvuru sırasındaki arteriyel sistolik kan basınçlarının ortalaması 147,6 idi. COVID-19’un 2. dalgası içinde inme ile başvuran hasta sayısının daha fazla olduğu tespit edildi. Sekiz intrakranial kanamalı hastanın 5’i enfeksiyonun akut evresinde, 3’ü ise COVID enfeksiyonunun takip eden süresi içinde inme geçirmişti (enfeksiyonlarının 2-25. günleri içinde). Bu hastaların 7’sinde antikoagulan ya da antiagregan kullanımı öyküsü mevcuttu. İskemik inme hastalarının %20.9’unun, hemorajik inme hastalarının %25’inin yoğun bakım gereksinimi oldu. Mevcut çalışmamızda intrakranial kanama geçiren hastaların %25’inin vefat ettiği saptanmış olup, kötü prognostik faktör olarak ileri yaş, kanamanın boyutu ve beyin sapı lokalizasyonu, ko-morbid hastalıkların bulunması, infeksiyonun erken evresinde kanama geçirme, solunum semptomlarının da eşlik ettiği ve ventilatör ihtiyacı olan hastalar olduğu belirlendi

PROGNOSIS EVALUATION OF INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE PATIENTS WHO RECOVERED FROM COVID OR ACTIVELY SUFFER ACUTE COVID

Corona virus infection shows neurological involvement, among which stroke has an important place. In this study, it was aimed to reveal the demographic data, vital signs, bleeding localizations and prognostic factors of patients who had a COVID infection in the pre- vaccination period or who were admitted to the emergency department due to intracranial bleeding while in the acute stage of infection. Patients who had a stroke during their hospitalization were included in the study. Cranial CT, CT angio, thoracic CT, cranial MR imaging were performed, and laboratory tests were sent to all patients. 43 (6%) of 780 ischemic stroke patients in the specified time interval; Eight (9%) of 87 hemorrhagic stroke patients were found to be positive for COVID-19. The mean age of all patients was 66, and 47% were male patients. When only the intracranial hemorrhage group was examined, the mean age was 51 years, and the male to female ratio was 1:1. The mean arterial systolic blood pressure of the patients at admission was 147.6. It was determined that the number of patients presenting with stroke in the second wave of COVID-19 was higher. Of the eight patients with intracranial hemorrhage, 5 had a stroke in the acute phase of the infection, and 3 had a stroke in the following period of the COVID infection (within days 2-25 of their infection). Seven of these patients had a history of anticoagulant or antiaggregant use. 20.9% of ischemic stroke patients and 25% of hemorrhagic stroke patients required intensive care. In our current study, it was determined that 25% of the patients who had intracranial hemorrhage died, and poor prognostic factors are advanced age, the size of the hemorrhage and localization of the brain stem, the presence of co-morbid diseases, bleeding in the early stage of the infection, respiratory symptoms accompanying and in need of a ventilator. patients were identified.

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