Table 4:
Factors associated with prolonged ICU stay for patients post elective brain surgery
| Prolonged ICU stay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n)% | No (n)% | p value | |
|
| |||
| Age group (years) | |||
| 0 – 24 | 4 (11.8) | 5 (14.7) | 0.31 |
| 25-64 | 6 (17.6) | 11 (32.4) | |
| ≥65 | 1 (2.9) | 7 (20.6) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 2 (5.9) | 14 (41.2) | 0.02 |
| Female | 9 (26.5) | 9 (26.5) | |
| Type of surgery | |||
| Endoscopic surgery | 1 (2.9) | 2 (5.9) | 0.97 |
| Open surgery | 10 (29.4) | 21 (61.8) | |
| Tumour location | |||
| Supratentorial | 3 (8.8) | 8 (23.5) | 0.50 |
| Sellar suprasellar | 2 (5.9) | 6 (17.6) | |
| Skull base | 2 (5.9) | 6 (17.6) | |
| Posterior fossa | 4 (11.8) | 3 (8.8) | |
| Type of tumour resection | |||
| Gross total resection | 3 (8.8) | 10 (29.4) | 0.55 |
| Near total resection | 3 (8.8) | 7 (20.6) | |
| Required tracheostomy | |||
| Yes | 3 (9.1) | 0 (0) | <0.01 |
| No | 7 (21.2) | 23 (69.7) | |
| Type of tumour | |||
| Benign | 6 (18.8) | 14 (43.8) | 0.76 |
| Malignant | 3 (9.4) | 9 (28.1) | |