Abstract

Background and Objective: Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) accounts for 10% to 15% of all strokes and has a high mortality and morbidity rate in the world. The ICH score is valid for predicting the severity of intracerebral hemorrhage patients treated in the ICU. The increase in C-reactive protein (CRP) value is a predictor in the outcome of ICU patients. The aim of this study was to find out how the ICH, CRP and D-dimer scores correlated with the outcome in intracerebral hemorrhage patients. Subjects and Methods: The subjects of this study were 27 patients with intracerebral hemorrhage who were treated in the ICU of H. Adam Malik Hospital and the University of North Sumatra Hospital. Data were collected using consecutive sampling, then ICH, CRP, D-dimer scores were measured and the examination was analyzed by length of stay. Results: Out of a total of 27 patients, 22 (81.5%) patients moved to the ward and 5 (18.5%) patients died. The mean for ICH score was 2.70(0.67), CRP was 1.41(0.72), and D-dimer was 2757.96(1230.73). The results of the correlation between ICH score and length of stay found a positive correlation (r = 0.498; p = 0.008), a correlation between CRP and length of stay had a weak correlation (r = 0.315; p = 0.109) and a correlation between D-dimer and length of stay and found a correlation positive (r = 0.546; p = 0.003). Conclusion: It was found that ICH, CRP and D-dimer scores had an effect on the length of stay of patients with intracerebral hemorrhage.

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