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Maintaining optimal cerebral perfusion pressure (CPPopt) is crucial for severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. Deviating below this personalized threshold, especially with impaired pressure reactivity, is linked to increased mortality in TBI survivors.

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  • Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) poses significant challenges in patient management.
  • Previous retrospective data suggest a link between deviations from optimal cerebral perfusion pressure (CPPopt) and poorer outcomes.
  • The precise relationship between prospectively measured CPPopt and TBI patient outcomes requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To prospectively evaluate the association between CPPopt deviations and patient outcomes in severe TBI.
  • To determine if time spent below the lower limit of reactivity (LLR) is a predictor of mortality.

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  • Prospective data collection from 231 severe TBI patients at Addenbrooke's Hospital, UK.
  • Intracranial pressure (ICP) and arterial blood pressure monitoring using ICM+® software.
  • CPPopt calculated using a 4-hour window; ΔCPPopt (difference from CPPopt) and PRx (pressure reactivity index) monitored.
  • Lower Limit of Reactivity (LLR) defined as negative ΔCPPopt with PRx > +0.15.
  • Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) assessed at 6 months.

Main Results:

  • Unfavorable outcomes correlated with a U-shaped curve when ΔCPPopt was plotted against PRx.
  • Increased time spent with ΔCPPopt below the LLR was significantly associated with mortality (AUC = 0.76).

Conclusions:

  • Time spent with cerebral perfusion pressure below the individualized CPPopt-derived LLR is a significant predictor of mortality in severe TBI.
  • Patients with fatal outcomes exhibit prolonged periods below their CPPopt, suggesting a potential therapeutic target.
  • This prospective study highlights the importance of maintaining CPP within the individualized CPPopt range for improving TBI patient survival.