Neuron-specific enolase level as a predictor of neurological outcome in near-hanging patients: A retrospective multicenter studyopen access
- Authors
- Lee, Dongwook; Cho, Yongil; Ko, Yujin; Heo, Nam Hun; Kang, Hyung Goo; Han, Sangsoo
- Issue Date
- Feb-2021
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science
- Citation
- PLoS ONE, v.16, no.2, pp.1 - 11
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- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- PLoS ONE
- Volume
- 16
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 11
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/142390
- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0246898
- ISSN
- 1932-6203
- Abstract
- Objectives: Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is frequently used to predict neurological outcomes in patients with hypoxic brain injury. Hanging can cause hypoxic brain damage, and survivors can suffer from neurological deficits that may impair daily activities. Here, we investigated the utility of the initial serum NSE level as a predictor of neurological outcomes in near-hanging patients with decreased consciousness.
Methods: This retrospective multicenter study was conducted in patients who visited the emergency department due to near-hanging injury from October 2013 to February 2019 at three university hospitals in Korea. They were divided into two groups according to the presence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The neurological outcome was determined using the Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) measured at the time of discharge. Multivariate analysis was performed to determine whether initial serum NSE is an independent predictor of neurological outcome.
Results: Of the 70 patients included in the study, 44 showed a poor neurological outcome (CPC score = 3-5). Among the 52 patients with cardiac arrest, only 10 (19.2%) were discharged with good neurological outcome (CPC score = 1-2). In the whole cohort, a high serum NSE level was a significant predictor of poor neurological outcome (odds ratio [OR], 1.343; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.003-1.800, p = 0.048). Among the patients with cardiac arrest, a high serum NSE level was a significant predictor of poor neurological outcome (OR, 1.138; 95% CI, 1.009-1.284, p = 0.036).
Conclusions: In near-hanging patients, a high initial serum NSE level is an independent predictor of poor neurological outcome.
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