Abstract TP359: Admission Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Outcome Following Intracerebral Hemorrhage in a Multicenter Study

Abstract

Background and Purpose: Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) has been shown to predict outcomes after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in a single-center cohort. We hypothesized that SIRS would predict outcomes in a multicenter multi-ethnic cohort of ICH patients. Methods: The Ethnic/Racial Variations of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ERICH) study is a multi-center observational study of ICH among whites, blacks, and Hispanics. SIRS on admission was defined according to standard criteria as 2 or more of the following: (1) body temperature 38°C, (2) heart rate > 90 beats per minute, (3) respiratory rate > 20/minute, or (4) white blood cell count 12,000/mm3. Patients were excluded if they died within 72 hours of admission, or if missing vital signs or laboratory tests did not allow for assessment of SIRS on admission. Associations of SIRS with baseline characteristics, infection, and poor outcomes (modified Rankin Scale 3-6) at discharge and 3 months were assessed using t-tests, chi-square, and logistic regression. Results: Of 2411 patients included, 340 (14%) met SIRS criteria at admission. Patients with SIRS were younger (58.0 vs. 62.3 years; p<.0001) and more likely to have intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) (52.9% vs. 36.5%; p<.0001), higher baseline ICH volume (25.2 vs. 17.4; p<.0001), and lower baseline Glasgow Coma Score (GCS; 10.7 vs. 13.1; p<.0001). SIRS was not associated with subsequent infection (OR 1.40, 95%CI 0.84-2.34). In unadjusted analyses, SIRS was associated with poor outcome at discharge (OR 2.0, 95%CI 1.5-2.7) and 3-months (OR 1.8, 95%CI 1.4-2.3). In patients with milder ICH (ICH score 0-2), SIRS was associated with poor mRS at discharge and 3 months, but SIRS was not related to outcomes for patients with baseline ICH score 3-5. After adjusting for age, IVH, ICH volume, GCS, ICH location, and pre-onset mRS, SIRS was no longer associated with poor outcomes. Conclusions: SIRS at admission is an indicator of stroke severity and thus a predictor of poor functional outcome, but not infection, after ICH. Further study is needed to better understand systemic inflammation after ICH.