Neuroimaging Protocol in Patients Presenting with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Authors

Kevin Hines, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Nikolaos Mouchtouris, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Karim Hafazalla, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Jacob M. Mazza, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Phillip Phan, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Giuliana Labella, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Muhammad Athar, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Adam Flanders, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Pascal Jabbour, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Introduction

While lacking evidence based recommendations, most institutions must evaluate spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhages (sICH) for hematoma expansion (HE). If unrecognized, it can be a devastating complication. However, because of the lack of general recommendations for serial imaging, many hospitals, including Thomas Jefferson, have arbitrarily instituted 6 hour an 24 hour stability head CT’s to evaluate for HE.

In our project, we examine the impact of this imaging protocol on the safety and quality of patient care and provide revised recommendations for imaging in sICH at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience.

Publication Date

6-6-2019

City

Philadelphia

Keywords

quality improvement, neuroimaging, spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage, hematoma expansion

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Neurology | Radiology

Comments

Presented at the 2019 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference

Recommended Citation

Hines, MD, Kevin; Mouchtouris, MD, Nikolaos; Hafazalla, Karim; Mazza, Jacob M.; Phan, Phillip; Labella, Giuliana; Athar, MD, Muhammad; Flanders, MD, Adam; and Jabbour, MD, Pascal, "Neuroimaging Protocol in Patients Presenting with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage" (2019). House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019). Poster 116.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/116