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Table 3 Complications & Outcomes

From: Correlation between intracranial pressure monitoring for severe traumatic brain injury with hospital length of stay and discharge disposition: a retrospective observational cohort study

 

No ICP

Monitor

n = 65

ICP

Monitor

n = 58

p

Total

n = 123

Complications, % (n)

 Pressure Ulcer

4.7% (3)

3.4% (2)

> 0.99

4.0% (5)

 Pneumonia

3.1% (2)

27.6% (16)

0.0002

14.6% (18)

 ICP Complication

N/A

6.8% (4)

N/A

N/A

Intensive Care Unit LOS, Median (IQR)

3 (1, 9)

11 (3, 19)

0.0001

5 (2, 14)

Ventilator Days, Median (IQR)

2 (1, 3)

6 (3, 16)

< 0.0001

3 (1, 9)

LOS, Median (IQR)

3 (2, 11)

12 (5, 25)

< 0.0001

6 (2, 20)

Discharge Destination, % (n)

 In-hospital Mortality

43.1% (28)

34.5% (20)

0.26

39.0% (48)

 Home

23.1% (15)

39.7% (23)

0.06

30.9% (38)

 Skilled Nursing Facility / Long-Term Acute Care

26.2% (17)

17.2% (10)

0.20

22.0% (27)

 Rehabilitation

6.2% (4)

10.3% (6)

0.52

8.1% (10)

  1. ICP complications included: kinking, malfunctioning, or dislodging. Bold numbers indicate statistical significance at p < 0.05
  2. ICP intracranial pressure, ICULOS intensive care unit length of stay, LOS hospital length of stay, IQR interquartile range, N/A not applicable