MDCalc

SETscore

Predicts tracheostomy need in neurocritical care patients.

Use in patients who have had a severe stroke and who are currently in the Neurointensive Care Unit (NICU) on a ventilator.

Neurological function

Dysphagia

Observed aspiration

GCS on admission

Neurological lesion

Brainstem

Space-occupying cerebellar

Ischemic infarct >2/3 MCA territory

ICH volume >25 mL

Diffuse lesion

Hydrocephalus

General organ function/procedure

(Neuro)surgical intervention

Additional respiratory disease

PaO2/FiO2 <150

Acute physiology score (APACHE II)

Lung injury score

Sepsis

Result:

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Management

A score ≥8 indicates prolonged NICU length of stay and ventilation time, as well as need for tracheostomy.