Poor Outcome: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Poor Outcome

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

poor outcome of patient with aSAH. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The pooled OR (8 studies, 2164 patients) for poor outcome associated with hyperglycemia was 3.1 (95% CI, 2.3 to 4.3). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Data on poor outcome did not indicate heterogeneity ( P =0.42). Figure 3. (Pooled) RR estimates for patients on statin treatment to have poor outcome. [stroke.ahajournals.org]

Intracerebral Hematoma

outcome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

BACKGROUND: Admission blood glucose (BG) is a predictor of poor outcome in patients with ICH. [n.neurology.org]

Abstract Additional space-occupying intracerebral hematoma (ICH) in patients suffering from subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a known predictor for poor outcome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Scapula Fracture

outcomes when treated non-operatively. [oregonshoulder.com]

outcomes without such treatment. [oshmanlaw.com]

Surgical Introduction Fractures of the scapula involving the neck or glenoid or with severe displacement have been associated with poor outcomes when treated non-operatively [alfredmansourmd.com]

Hypoglycemic Encephalopathy

and poor outcomes (GOS ≤ 4). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ikeda et al. [ 2 ] defined good and poor outcomes groups using Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) and poor outcome included patients with GOS from 1 to 4. [annalsofintensivecare.springeropen.com]

Risk of death or poor outcome does not seem to be related to MRI features in the acute phase but rather to other presumably medical factors. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Basilar Artery Occlusion

Uni- and multivariable modeling were performed to identify independent predictors of poor outcome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CONCLUSIONS: The PC-CS predicted poor outcome at one month. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Poor 3-month outcome was defined as modified Rankin Scale score of 3 to 6. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

New-Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus

Poor outcome occurred in 77 of 125 cases (62%), and 28 (22%) died. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cryptogenic new onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) syndrome has been described in both adults and children, and is often associated with poor outcome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

At one-year follow-up, there were 12 patients with good outcome and 58 with poor outcome and 8 lost of follow-up. [ccforum.biomedcentral.com]

Familial Melanoma

Advanced-stage melanoma, however, is related to a poor outcome, which highlights the importance of dermatological surveillance in patients prone to melanoma. [symptoma.com]

Cerebellar Hemorrhage

Outcome was evaluated using the modified Rankin scale (mRS) and mRS was divided into good (mRS ≤2) or poor (mRS ≥3). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

There were 33 (53.4%) patients in the poor outcome group and 29(46.6%) in the good outcome group. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Results There were 46 (57.5%) patients in the poor outcome group and 34 (42.5%) in the good outcome group. [journals.plos.org]

Moderate and Severe Traumatic Cerebral Edema

[…] dural flap, 18.3% (11/60) had fa-vourable outcome and 81.6% (49/60) poor outcome. [alliedacademies.org]

[…] utilization — increase in extracellular potassium may lead to edema — decrease in intracellular magnesium may contribute to calcium influx leads to neuronal degeneration and poor [lifeinthefastlane.com]

6 of 31 (19 %) had a poor neurological outcome and 2 patients (6 %) died. [springerplus.springeropen.com]

Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage

outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Most reported cases accepted conservative treatment and suffered extremely poor outcome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Radiologically, the post-traumatic intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and brainstem hemorrhage usually coexisted with a poor outcome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Plasmablastic Lymphoma

Plasmablastic lymphoma is a variant of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, characterized by rapid progression and is associated with a poor outcome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Despite the recent advances in the therapy of HIV-associated and aggressive lymphomas, patients with PBL for the most part have poor outcomes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

PBL was seen to have a uniformly aggressive clinical course with poor outcomes even with optimal treatment. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hypoalbuminemia

CONCLUSION: Comorbid RTD and hypoalbuminemia are frequently observed and increase the risk for extremely poor outcome in patients with CHF. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CONCLUSIONS: Elevated CRP levels and hypoalbuminemia are significantly associated with reduced survival and are considered to be an appropriate predictor for poor outcome [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In dialysis patients, hypoalbuminemia is a strong predictor of poor outcomes. [renalandurologynews.com]

Ventricular Hemorrhage

[…] of poor outcome (OR 1.18; 95% CI 1.10-1.25; p < 0.001), as shown in table 1. [karger.com]

Hydrocephalus is a common complication, associated with poor outcome. [jpma.org.pk]

There is ambiguity regarding the association of timing of IVH with a poor outcome: Witsch et al. ( 10 ) found that early, but not delayed IVH was associated with a poor outcome [journal.frontiersin.org]

Endophthalmitis

Corneal involvement precluding vitrectomy had poor outcome. [evrs.eu]

We report a case with bacterial endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Streptococcus bovis, developed after colonoscopy, which had a poor outcome and resulted in evisceration [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The first one was caused by Streptococcus bovis, developed after colonoscopy, which had a poor outcome and resulted in evisceration. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cerebral Thrombosis

Study population: Patients are eligible if they have a radiologically proven CVT, a high probability of poor outcome (defined by presence of one or more of the following risk [clinicaltrials.gov]

Not surprisingly coma, hemorrhagic venous infarcts and co-existing malignancy correlate with poor outcome 2. [radiopaedia.org]

One-quarter of the patients in this group were reported to have had a poor outcome 2, 15. [f1000research.com]

Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury

[…] and those with a poor outcome. [anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org]

Poor outcome was defined as a Cerebral Performance Category score of 3-5. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

“Burst suppression or generalized epileptiform discharges on EEG predicted poor outcomes but with insufficient prognostic accuracy” NB. [litfl.com]

Herpes Simplex Encephalitis

outcome (0 of 18 good outcome, five of 10 poor outcome, P<0.01). [jnnp.bmj.com]

For the analysis of prognostic factors, outcome at 6 months was the main end point and was considered to be binary (favorable outcome vs. poor outcome). [cid.oxfordjournals.org]

The time from admission to the start of treatment was longer in the patients with a poor outcome (1.8 days good outcome, 4.0 days poor outcome, P<0.025), but the total duration [jnnp.bmj.com]

Pediatric Arterial Ischemic Stroke

Thirty‐nine of 78 (50%) had a good outcome (total PSOM score < 1), and 39 of 78 (50%) had a poor outcome. [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

Five children had a poor outcome according to the PSOM and good outcome with the mRS including school performance. [karger.com]

Blood pressure decrease during the acute phase of ischemic stroke is associated with brain injury and poor stroke outcome. [cnsystems-med.de]

Marchiafava-Bignami Disease

According to MOSH, 4 patients were placed in the poor outcome subgroup (MOHS ≥ 3), 5 patients were placed in the favorable outcome subgroup (MOHS ≤ 2). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

outcome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The appropriate administration of thiamine may prevent poor outcomes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Plasma Cell Leukemia

Its special biological characteristics may play an important role in the poor outcome when treated with conventional therapy or even with stem cell transplantation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is a rare hematologic malignancy with very poor outcome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

outcome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Linitis Plastica

Bone metastasis, found in 13 patients, was associated with poor outcome, and its incidence was significantly correlated with the number of metastatic nodes. pT4 status and [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The operative approach in patients with LP has historically been questioned because of the poor outcomes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Rectal linitis plastica (RLP) is a rare disease with poor outcome. It is often accompanied by a delayed histopathological diagnosis, primarily due to submucosal disease. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute Subdural Hematoma

Six patients had good outcome at last follow up and 27 patients had poor outcome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patient outcome was categorized as good (moderate disability or good recovery) or poor (severely disability, vegetative state, or dead) according to the Glasgow Outcome Scale [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

It can lead to extremely poor outcomes if not treated properly and promptly. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Placenta Membranacea

Placenta membranacea is associated with a very poor fetal outcome. [aafp.org]

The second patient required termination of pregnancy due to poor postnatal outcome. The third patient underwent intrauterine fetal death. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Fibrin deposits are gray and, if extensive, may be associated with intrauterine growth retardation and other poor fetal outcomes. [aafp.org]

Meningeal Tuberculosis

Surgery for patients in Vellore grade IV is usually associated with a poor outcome and high mortality and therefore, its utility in these patients is debatable. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] had a mortality rate of 66.7% and poor outcome in 64.7% compared with mortality rate of 26.7% and poor outcome in 30.8% in the HIV-negative group. [neurologyindia.com]

Outcome All the early reports of shunt surgery for hydrocephalus associated with TBM report poor outcome in a proportion of patients. [neurologyindia.com]

Hepatosplenic Lymphoma

Patients with post-transplant HSTL exhibit an especially poor outcome. Standard treatment has yet to be established. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hepatosplenic gammadelta T-cell lymphoma is a rare clinicopathologic entity with poor outcome: report on a series of 21 patients. Blood. 2003 Dec 15;102(13):4261-9. [humpath.com]

Hepatosplenic gammadelta T-cell lymphoma is a rare clinicopathologic entity with poor outcome: report on a series of 21 patients. [ijhoscr.tums.ac.ir]

Basilar Artery Thrombosis

We hypothesize that low GCS does not correlate with poor outcome and that it should not preclude IA therapy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

All patients in group B had a poor outcome (Rankin score 4–6), 74% had a poor outcome in group C, and 64% in group A. [jnnp.bmj.com]

A mean Bern DWI score of 8 ± 3 predicted a poor outcome or death ( 16 ). [journal.frontiersin.org]

Enteropathy-Associated T-Cell Lymphoma

Given the historically poor outcome in these patients, this regimen appears very promising in the treatment of EATL. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

outcome (including occurrence of overt T-cell lymphoma). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Despite treatment, enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma has a very poor outcome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Carotid Artery Occlusion

RESULTS: Fifty-five patients had a good and 34 a poor outcome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] occlusions predispose poor outcomes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Thirty-three (50.8%) patients had poor outcome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Intracranial Sinus Thrombosis

Recurrence of CVT and predictors of poor outcome Table 5. [dx.doi.org]

Not surprisingly coma, hemorrhagic venous infarcts and co-existing malignancy correlate with poor outcome 2. [radiopaedia.org]

recanalization, recurrence, and potential radiologic and clinical predictors of poor outcome. [dx.doi.org]

Aggressive NK-Cell Leukemia

One reason for the poor outcome in ANKL is leukemic infiltration into multiple organs. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract Aggressive natural killer cell leukemia (ANKL) is a rare malignant disorder of mature NK cells characterized by aggressive clinical course and poor outcome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

BACKGROUND: Patients with natural killer (NK) cell neoplasms, aggressive NK cell leukemia (ANKL) and extranodal NK cell lymphoma, nasal type (ENKL), have poor outcome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]