Table 3.
Postoperative ICU events
Postoperative ICU events | Supra- and infratentorial cases (n = 1000) |
Supratentorial cases only (n = 777) |
---|---|---|
Cases with at least one event | 158 (15.8%) | 121 (15.8%) |
Total number of events | 284 | 208 |
CPR | 4 (0.4%) | 4 (0.5%) |
Reintubation | 12 (1.2%) | 8 (1.0%) |
Return to OR | 13 (1.3%) | 10 (1.3%) |
Mechanical ventilation | 25 (2.5%) | 12 (1.5%) |
Vasopressors | 22 (2.2%) | 16 (2.1%) |
Impaired consciousness (GCS ≤ 13) | 34 (3.4%) | 21 (2.7%) |
Intracranial hypertension treated by | ||
CSF drainage | 22 (2.2%) | 10 (1.3%) |
Mannitol | 47 (4.7%) | 38 (4.9%) |
Seizure | 42 (4.2%) | 41 (5.3%) |
Hemiparesis (grade ≤ 3/5) | 46 (4.6%) | 40 (5.1%) |
Swallowing disorder | 17 (1.7%) | 8 (1.0%) |
Death in the perioperative period | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |