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Table 4 Outcomes Stratified by GCS

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

 

GCS = 3

GCS 4–8

No ICP

Monitoring

n = 36

ICP

Monitoring

n = 30

p

No ICP

Monitoring

n = 24

ICP

Monitoring

n = 28

p

Complications, % (n)

 Pressure Ulcer

2.8% (1)

3.3% (1)

> 0.99

8.3% (2)

3.6% (1)

0.58

 Pneumonia

2.8% (1)

26.7% (8)

0.01

4.1% (1)

28.6% (8)

0.03

 ICP Complication

N/A

6.7% (2)

N/A

N/A

7.1% (2)

N/A

Intensive Care Unit LOS, Median (IQR)

2 (1, 5)

8 (3, 16)

0.002

5 (1, 16)

12 (4, 21)

0.08

Ventilator Days, Median (IQR)

2 (1, 3)

6 (3, 14)

0.0002

2 (1, 6)

6 (3, 17)

0.07

LOS, Median (IQR)

3 (2, 6)

10 (4, 21)

0.001

6 (2, 18)

16 (7, 27)

0.01

Discharge Destination, % (n)

 Death

63.9% (23)

43.3% (13)

0.09

16.7% (4)

21.4% (6)

0.74

 Home

13.9% (5)

23.3% (7)

0.32

33.3% (8)

57.1% (16)

0.09

 Skilled Nursing Facility or Long-Term Acute care

19.4% (7)

23.3% (7)

0.70

41.7% (10)

10.7% (3)

0.01

 Rehabilitation

2.8% (1)

10.0% (3)

0.32

8.3% (2)

10.7% (3)

> 0.99

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