Diagnostic Sensitivity of Plasma Endothelin-1 for Cerebral Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, a Multicentre Double-Blind Study
File version
Author(s)
Nasrallah, Fatima
Winearls, James
Lassig-Smith, Melissa
Stuart, Janine
Boots, Rob
Winter, Craig
Flaws, Dylan
Bulmer, Andrew
Jones, Lee
Laupland, Kevin Bjorn
Griffith University Author(s)
Primary Supervisor
Other Supervisors
Editor(s)
Date
Size
File type(s)
Location
License
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to establish the diagnostic sensitivity of Endothelin-1 for risk stratification and screening of clinical vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage. This is a multicentre, observational study, correlating daily blood Endothelin-1 with clinical variables. Binary logistic regression used to examine if Endothelin-1 levels could be used to predict clinical vasospasm. Bivariate modelling used to explore associations between patient characteristics and vasospasm. A Receiver Operating Curve used to explore cut-off values for Endothelin-1. Sensitivity and specificity was used to validate the cut-point found in the pilot study. A total of 96 patients were enrolled over two years. Median Endothelin-1 was higher for patients who experienced clinical vasospasm except for day-5, where median endothelin for patients without vasospasm was higher (3.6 IQR = 5.3), compared to patients with vasospasm (3.3 IQR = 8.5) although differences were not significant. The Receiver Operating Curve analysis confirmed that day-5 Endothelin-1 was not a good indicator of vasospasm, with an area under the curve of 0.506 (95% CI: 0.350-0.663, p = 0.938). The levels of Endothelin-1 in blood do not discriminate patients who may develop symptomatic vasospasm. The high variability in Endothelin-1 levels, aligns with the pathophysiological variability of most biomarkers, decreasing their ability to predict a clinical event.
Journal Title
Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
Conference Title
Book Title
Edition
Volume
Issue
Thesis Type
Degree Program
School
Publisher link
Patent number
Funder(s)
Grant identifier(s)
Rights Statement
Rights Statement
Item Access Status
Note
This publication has been entered as an advanced online version in Griffith Research Online.
Access the data
Related item(s)
Subject
Clinical sciences
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Critical Care Medicine
General & Internal Medicine
vasospasm
Persistent link to this record
Citation
Bellapart, J; Nasrallah, F; Winearls, J; Lassig-Smith, M; Stuart, J; Boots, R; Winter, C; Flaws, D; Bulmer, A; Jones, L; Laupland, KB, Diagnostic Sensitivity of Plasma Endothelin-1 for Cerebral Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, a Multicentre Double-Blind Study, Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, 2021