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Relationship of the optic nerve sheath diameter and repeated invasive intracranial pressure measures in traumatic brain injury patients; a diagnostic accuracy study

Original Article, 2022

Objective: The purpose of this study was to quantitatively evaluate if the use of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) can be a suitable noninvasive surrogate approach for repeated invasive intracranial pressure (ICP) measures. Methods: The study used a sample of 22 adult patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) from an in intensive care unit (ICU). ICP levels were measured using the gold standard and recorded in cmH20. ONSD was measured using ultrasonography with 5.6-5.7 MHz linear probe and recorded in millimeters. The data analysis was done using STATA software version 15. Results: The results showed a strong positive correlation between ICP and ONSD (r = 0.743, p = 0.001). The accuracy of the sonographic ONSD declined over time, starting from a high of 90.9% at the baseline and declining to a low of merely 20.0% after 48 hours. Conclusion: These findings indicate that the ONSD approach could be very useful alternative and noninvasive method for monitoring ICP.

A noninvasive method for the estimation of increased intracranial pressure in patients with severe traumatic brain injury using optic nerve sheath diameter measured on computed tomography head

Surgical Neurology International, 2019

Background: Measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) using ocular ultrasonography has shown a promise in predicting increased intracranial pressure (ICP). However, this method is dependent on operator technique and equipment availability. We propose an alternative method of measuring ONSD and Marshall score grading by utilizing initial computed tomography (CT) head obtained on admission. We believe that such a technique could help predict patients requiring an invasive ICP monitor on admission. Methods: Patients were retrospectively selected from the neurosurgery database of a level II trauma center. Control patients originated from a database of nontraumatic brain injury (TBI) patients with a negative CT head and no intracranial pathology. Study subjects included patients aged 18–90 years, who sustained a severe TBI requiring placement of an ICP monitor on admission. All patients had a non-contrast CT head before the placement of an ICP monitor. Patients receiving any inte...

Optic nerve sheath diameter as a non-invasive indicator of intracranial hypertension in traumatic brain injury: correlation with CT head and prognostic implications

International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Background: Ultrasound guided measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) is an emerging non invasive bedside tool that is being used to detect raised intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients with traumatic brain injury(TBI). Early detection of raised ICP can guide in the timely management of such patients with raised ICP due to TBI. Methods: A prospective, observational, open labelled study planned with a 30 patients of TBI of both genders, aged between 18 to 70 years. ONSD readings were taken 3 times a day for three days from the time of admission with portable SonoSite ultrasound machine. Data was expressed as mean ±standard deviation. Values were compared using T test and P value was calculated. Results: Highest reading recorded in patients with GCS <8 was 6.26±0.73 in comparison to 5.38±0.56 (p=0.001) in patients with GCS >8. Highest reading of ONSD correlating with a positive CT finding at admission was 6.22±.81 and was 5.46±.57 (p=0.006) in patients with negativ...

Multislice computed tomographic measurements of optic nerve sheath diameter in brain injury patients

Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES, 2018

Currently, the measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) has been offered as a possible indicator of intracranial pressure (ICP). Increased ICP is observed during intracranial injury. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between increased ONSD and positive intracranial findings from multislice computed tomography (CT) of the brain. In total, CT scans of 161 patients were retrospectively reviewed. The image that showed the largest ONSD was magnified five times. The CT scan revealed intracranial lesions in 54 patients and no intracranial lesions in 107 patients. A significant relationship was observed between positive CT findings and increased ONSD: 5.60±0.75 mm vs. 5.35±0.75 mm (p=0.038). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.600 (95% confidence interval, 0.508-0.692; p<0.039). A cut-off value of ≥5.0 mm had a sensitivity and specificity of 80% and 36%, respectively. This study demonstrated a significant yet poor relations...

Ultrasound assessment of optic nerve sheath diameter for evaluation of elevated intracranial pressure in patient with head trauma: A comparative study with CT head

International journal of radiology and diagnostic imaging, 2021

Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) is complication of traumatic brain injury. Early detection of raised ICP is helpful in timely treatment. Bed side ultrasound of optic nerve sheath is easier for detection of raised intracranial pressure by measuring its diameter. Our aim was to determine whether bedside ultrasound measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) can accurately predict raised intracranial pressure in head injury patients and to calculation of validity of test. Methods and Materials: Total 150 patients with head injury was first examined by ultrasound. The ONSD was measured 3 mm behind the globe perpendicular to long axis of globe in both eyes than mean binocular ONSD was calculated. Diameter more than 5 mm was considered abnormal. CT scan was performed in all patients and result was considered positive for elevated ICP if mid line shift, effacement of sulci, ventricles and cisterns are seen. Results: Out of total 150 patients 61 was female and 89 was male, age was ranging from 23-61 years. 30 patients showed mean binocular ONSD >5mm by ultrasound out of them 26 patients showed positive signs of raised intracranial pressure on CT. Sensitivity and negative predictive value of ultrasound to detect raised ICP was 100%, Specificity was 96.7 % and negative predictive value was 86.6 %. Conclusions: Ultrasound can be used as bed side screening tool to detect raised ICP in ICU patients and head trauma patients especially in hospital with high patient flow in emergency department.

Evaluation of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measurement and Optic Fundi Examination Done in Ed to Determine the Raised Intracranial Pressure in Adults in Acute Trauma Setting

2013

Study objective: The objective of the present study is to determine whether a bedside ultrasonographic measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter and optic fundus examination can accurately predict the computed tomographic (CT) findings of elevated intracranial pressure in adult head injury patients in the emergency department (ED). METHODS: We conducted a prospective, blinded observational study on adult ED patients with suspected intracranial injury with possible elevated intracranial pressure. Exclusion criteria were age younger than 18 years or obvious ocular trauma. All patients underwent fundus examination by a single examiner immediate and after 6 hours of admission. Using a 7.5-MHz ultrasonographic probe on the closed eyelids, a single optic nerve sheath diameter was measured 3 mm behind the globe in each eye. A mean binocular optic nerve sheath diameter greater than 5.00 mm was considered abnormal. Cranial CT findings of shift, edema, or effacement suggestive of elevated in...

Optic nerve sheath measurement and raised intracranial pressure in paediatric traumatic brain injury

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2011

Introduction The optimal management of children ventilated for more than 4 h with traumatic brain injury (TBI) necessitates invasive intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring, though some patients never have raised ICP. If noninvasive screening can reliably rule out elevated ICP, invasive devices can be limited to those in whom neurointensive care measures are indicated. Materials and methods We measured the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) with a 10-MHz ultrasound probe in 11 children (age range 2-15 years, median 9.2 years) with severe TBI admitted to a regional neuro-surgical paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) requiring ICP monitoring and neuro-protection. Simultaneous invasive ICP was recorded and more than 15 mmHg was considered to be abnormal. ONSD [4.5 mm in children over 1 year of age was considered to be abnormal. Results and conclusions All children with clinically significantly raised ICP had abnormal ONSD, whereas those with normal ICP did not. Despite the small numbers, this study suggests that the ONSD may be useful in identifying children with TBI and normal ICP and, so, help avoid the insertion of unnecessary ICP monitors.

The concordance of optic nerve sheath diameter measurements with the clinical course in children with traumatic head injury

2020

BACKGROUND Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is of profound importance concerning prognosis and treatment among children with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Measurements of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) are one of the methods recommended for ICP monitoring. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the correlation of ONSD change in brain computed tomography (CT) with pediatric Glasgow Coma Score (pGCS) in the follow-up of pediatric cases with TBI, and also to evaluate the usability of the ONSD, which is the indicator of ICP. METHODS The data of 921 pediatric patients who were admitted to the emergency department with head injury between January 2016 and January 2018 were retrospectively evaluated in this study. Age, gender, trauma type, brain CT finding, pGCS, type of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), and isolated skull fracture (ISF) were investigated. The patients were evaluated in three groups based on CT findings: (i) patients with parenchymal brain injury, (ii) patients wit...

Association between optic nerve sheath diameter and mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

Neurocritical care, 2014

Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) is associated with worse outcomes following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Studies have confirmed that ICP is correlated with optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) on ultrasound. The aim of our study was to assess the independent relationship between ONSD measured using CT and mortality in a population of patients admitted with severe TBI. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with a TBI requiring ICP monitoring admitted to the ICU between April 2006 and May 2012 to two neurotrauma centers. ONSD was independently measured by two physicians blinded to patient outcomes. Multivariable logistic regression modeling was used to assess an association between ONSD and hospital mortality. A total of 220 patients were included in the analysis. Overall, the cohort had a mean age of 35 (SD 17) years and 171 of 220 (79 %) were male. The median admission GCS was 6 (IQR 3-8). Intra-class correlation coefficient between raters for ONSD measurements ...

Sonographic Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter as a Screening Tool for Detection of Elevated Intracranial Pressure

SBMU publishig, 2013

Introduction: Timely diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic elevated intracranial pressure (EICP) could be re-duced morbidity and mortality, and improved patients’ outcome. This study is trying to evaluate the diagnostic accu-racy of sonographic optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) in detection of EICP. Methods: Sonographic ONSD of pa-tients with head trauma or cerebrovascular accident suspicious for EICP were evaluated by a trained chief resident of emergency medicine, who was blind to the clinical and brain computed tomography scan (BCT) findings of patients. Immediately after ultrasonography, BCT was performed and reported by an expert radiologist without awareness from other results of the patients. Finally, ultrasonographic and BCT findings regarding EICP were compared. To evaluate the ability of sonographic ONSD in predicting the BCT findings and obtain best cut-off level, receiver operat-ing characteristic (ROC) curve were used. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), positive likelihood ratio (PLR), and negative likelihood ratio (NLR) of sonographic ONSD in determin-ing of EICP was calculated. P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: There were 222 patients (65.3% male), with mean age of 42.2±19.5 years (range: 16-90 years). BCT showed signs of EICP, in 28 cases (12.6%). The means of the ONSD in the patients with EICP and normal ICP were 5.5 ± 0.56 and 3.93 ± 0.53 mm, re-spectively (P<0.0001). ROC curve demonstrated that the best cut off was 4.85 mm. Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, PLR, and NLR of ONSD for prediction of EICP were 96.4%, 95.3%, 72.2%, 98.9%, 20.6, and 0.04, respectively. Con-clusion: Sonographic diameter of optic nerve sheath could be considered as an available, accurate, and noninvasive screening tool in determining the elevated intracranial pressure in cases with head trauma or cerebrovascular acci-dent.