Pituitary apoplexy score, toward standardized decision-making: a descriptive study
Authors' conclusion
Our study supports PAS as a valuable PA management tool, suggesting potential variable adjustments.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with pituitary apoplexy (PA), 2003–2022
- Exposure
- Surgical vs non-surgical management of pituitary apoplexy
- Outcome
- PAS in surgical vs non-surgical groups, to establish a threshold for surgical decisions
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Pituitary Apoplexy Score (PAS)
Conservative
1.7
average · ± 1.7
Surgical
3.9
average · ± 1.7
P < 0.0001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Corticotropic deficiency prevalence with low prolactin (< 5 ng/ml) · 3-month and 1-year follow-ups
- Higher corticotropic deficiency prevalence with low prolactin at 3 months
- P = 0.017
- Higher corticotropic deficiency prevalence with low prolactin at 1 year
- 0.027
Original publication
Pituitary apoplexy score, toward standardized decision-making: a descriptive study. Pituitary. Published 27 December 2023. doi:10.
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