Monitoring: What, when and how long? George Ntaios University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
Disclosures Scholarships: European Stroke Organization; Hellenic Society of Atherosclerosis. Honoraria: Medtronic; Quintiles; Boehringer-Ingelheim. Speaker fees: Sanofi; Boehringer-Ingelheim; Galenica; Bayer. Support for educational events: Bayer; Sanofi-Aventis; Pfizer; Lundbeck; Boehringer- Ingelheim; Galenica; Elpen; Bristol Myers Squibb. Participation in trials: – NAVIGATE-ESUS / National coordinator (Greece) – PRECIOUS / National coordinator (Greece). – ENOS / National coordinator (Greece). – BIOSIGNAL / Principal Investigator (Larissa). – EBBINGHAUS / Principal Investigator (Larissa). – FOURIER / Principal investigator (Larissa). – PREVISE / Principal investigator (Larissa). – GLORIA-AF / Sub-investigator (Larissa).
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Why monitor? Monitor Diagnostic reasons Vital signs & complications Response to treatment ECG
Monitor for diagnostic reasons
Continuous ECG monitoring vs. Holter Rizos. Stroke 2012; 43:
Continuous monitoring vs. Holter
Sanna. N Engl J Med 2014;370: CRYSTAL-AF
CRYSTAL-AF: the more you look, the more you find Sanna. N Engl J Med 2014;370:
EMBRACE Gladstone. N Engl J Med 2014;370:
EMBRACE : the more you look, the more you find Gladstone. N Engl J Med 2014;370:
Monitor ECG – for how long?
Gladstone. Stroke 2015; 46: Atrial extrasystoles predict AF
Gladstone. Stroke 2015; 46: Atrial extrasystoles predict AF
Gladstone. Stroke 2015; 46: Atrial extrasystoles predict AF
Monitor ECG in lacunar strokes ? Sacco. Neurology 2006; 66:1335-8
Why monitor? Monitor Diagnostic reasons Vital signs & complications Response to treatment ECG Microemboli
Monitor for diagnostic reasons
Microemboli monitoring
Why monitor? Monitor Diagnostic reasons Vital signs & complications Response to treatment ECG Microemboli Arterial pressure
Monitor Blood Pressure Jorgensen. Cerebrovasc Dis 2002;13:204-9
Monitor Blood Pressure Vemmos. Journ Intern Med 2004; 255: 257–265
Monitor Blood Pressure Sandset. Lancet 2011; 377:741-50
Monitor Blood Pressure Sandset. Lancet 2011; 377:741-50
Monitor Blood Pressure Sandset. Lancet 2011; 377:741-50
Monitor Blood Pressure ENOS. Lancet 2015; 385:617-28
Monitor Blood Pressure ENOS. Lancet 2015; 385:617-28
ESO Guidelines Cautious BP lowering is recommended in patients with extremely high BPs (>220/120mmHg) (Class IV, GCP) It is recommended that BP of >185/110mmHg lowered before thrombolysis (Class IV, GCP) ESO Guidelines. CVD 2008
Why monitor? Monitor Diagnostic reasons Vital signs & complications Response to treatment ECG Microemboli Arterial pressure Glucose
Monitor glycemia Quinn. Cerebrovasc Dis 2009;27:148–155
Monitor glycemia Previously diagnosed DM Newly diagnosed DM Stress hyperglycemia Fasting Glu ≥ 126 Random Glu ≥ 200 HbA 1c ≥ 6.5% Fasting Glu ≥ 126 Random Glu ≥ 200 HbA 1c < 6.5%
Monitor glycemia Ntaios, Michel. Stroke 2010; 41:
Monitor glycemia Gray. Lancet Neurol 2007; 6: 397–406
Monitor glycemia Gray. Lancet Neurol 2007; 6: 397–406
Insulin treatment – functional outcome Ntaios, Papavasileiou, Makaritsis, Michel. Int J Stroke 2013
Insulin treatment - mortality Ntaios, Papavasileiou, Makaritsis, Michel. Int J Stroke 2013
Insulin treatment - hypoglycemia Ntaios, Papavasileiou, Makaritsis, Michel. Int J Stroke 2013
Monitor glycemia
AHA guidelines Jausch. Stroke 2013 it is reasonable to treat hyperglycemia to achieve blood glucose levels in a range of 140 to 180 mg/dL and to closely monitor to prevent hypoglycemia in patients with acute ischemic stroke (Class IIa; Level of Evidence C).
Why monitor? Monitor Diagnostic reasons Vital signs & complications Response to treatment ECG Microemboli Arterial pressure Glucose Dysphagia
Monitor for dysphagia Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) Videofluoroscopy
Monitor for dysphagia
ESO guidelines ESO Guidelines. CVD 2008 Swallowing assessment is recommended but there are insufficient data to recommend a specific approach for treatment (Class III, GCP)
Why monitor? Monitor Diagnostic reasons Vital signs & complications Response to treatment ECG Microemboli Arterial pressure Glucose Dysphagia Temperature
Monitor temperature Kakaletsis/Ntaios/Michel. Larissa 2015
Monitor temperature
Why monitor? Monitor Diagnostic reasons Vital signs & complications Response to treatment ECG Microemboli Arterial pressure Glucose Dysphagia Temperature Oxygen
ESO guidelines ESO Guidelines. CVD 2008 Intermittent monitoring of oxygen saturation is recommended for 72 h in patients with significant persisting neurological deficits (Class IV, GCP) It is recommended that oxygen should be administered if the oxygen saturation falls <95% (Class IV, GCP)
Monitor 0 2 Roffe. Nice 2014
Why monitor? Monitor Diagnostic reasons Vital signs & complications Response to treatment ECG Microemboli Arterial pressure Glucose Dysphagia Temperature Oxygen Lab tests (CRP, WBC…) Clinically
Monitor clinically -Physical examination -Neurological status -NIHSS -yawning -vomit -headache -GCS
Why monitor? Monitor Diagnostic reasons Vital signs & complications Response to treatment ECG Microemboli Arterial pressure Glucose Dysphagia Temperature Oxygen Lab tests (CRP, WBC…) Clinically Repeat imaging
Stroke unit works Langhorne, Cochrane 2009; CD000197
One size does not fit all
Take-home messages
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