Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 144-150 , 8 July 2006

Predicting Mortality After Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Comparison of Scoring Systems and Influence of Withdrawal of Care

  • Stephen C. Matchett, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Critical Care Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Stephen C. Matchett, MD, Lehigh Valley Hospital, 1210 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Suite 2300, Allentown, PA 18103.
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  • John Castaldo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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  • Thomas E. Wasser, PhD, Med

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics, Department of Health Studies, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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  • Kathy Baker, RN, BS, CCRN, MICU

      Affiliations

    • Division of Critical Care Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Claranne Mathiesen, RN, MSN, CNRN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Joanne Rodgers, RN

      Affiliations

    • Neurosciences Center, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Received 1 March 2006 ,Accepted 30 March 2006.

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 Supported in part by the Dexter F. and Dorothy H. Baker Fund, the Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care Trust, and the Lehigh Valley Hospital Auxiliary Chair in Critical Care Medicine.

PII: S1052-3057(06)00042-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2006.03.006

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 144-150 , 8 July 2006

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