Association of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors with Increased Mortality Among Patients with Isolated Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-11-2019

Publication Title

Neurocritical Care

First page number:

1

Last page number:

7

Abstract

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with one-third of all deaths from trauma. Preinjury exposure to cardiovascular drugs may affect TBI outcomes. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) exacerbate brain cell damage and worsen functional outcomes in the laboratory setting. β-blockers (BBs), however, appear to be associated with reduced mortality among patients with isolated TBI. Objective: Examine the association between preinjury ACEI and BB use and clinical outcome among patients with isolated TBI. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of patients age ≥ 40 years admitted to an academic level 1 trauma center with isolated TBI between January 2010 and December 2014 was performed. Isolated TBI was defined as a head Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) score ≥ 3, with chest, abdomen, and extremity AIS scores ≤ 2. Preinjury medication use was determined through chart review. All patients with concurrent BB use were initially excluded. In-hospital mortality was the primary measured outcome. Results: Over the 5-year study period, 600 patients were identified with isolated TBI who were naive to BB use. There was significantly higher mortality (P = .04) among patients who received ACEI before injury (10 of 96; 10%) than among those who did not (25 of 504; 5%). A multivariate stepwise logistic regression analysis revealed a threefold increased risk of mortality in the ACEI cohort (P...) (see abstract in article).

Keywords

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; β-Blockers; Isolated; Mortality; Traumatic brain injury

Disciplines

Enzymes and Coenzymes | Neurology | Trauma

Language

English

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