Table 5. Comparison of clinical and radiographic findings between readmission and 2nd hospital discharge for readmitted patients .

The data has been represented as n, number of patients; %, percentage; mean±SD.

*A P-value <0.05 is considered statistically significant.

n, number of patients; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; SD, standard deviation; CSDH, chronic subdural hematoma; N/A, not available

Readmitted patients (n=4, 5 SDDs) treated with our institution’s algorithm		Readmission	2nd hospital discharge	P-value
GCS, mean±SD		14.8±0.5	14.8±0.5	>0.9999
Neuro exam, total number of findings (%)	Cognitive dysfunction	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	>0.9999
	Motor dysfunction	4 (80.0%)	2 (100.0%)
	Sensory dysfunction	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Thickness of CSDH (mm), mean±SD		19.2±3.7	7.3±3.7	0.0125*
Midline shift (mm), mean±SD		9.8±4.9	2.0±1.8	0.0223*
Number of neomembranes, mean±SD		2.4±1.1	1.0±0.7	0.0249*
Readmitted patients (n=3, 2 SDDs) not treated with our institution’s algorithm		Readmission	2nd hospital discharge	P-value
GCS, mean±SD		14.3±1.2	13.3±1.2	0.3486
Neuro exam, total number of findings (%)	Cognitive dysfunction	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	>0.9999
	Motor dysfunction	2 (100.0%)	2 (66.7%)
	Sensory dysfunction	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Thickness of CSDH (mm), mean±SD		13.3±3.1	8.6±5.1	0.2437
Midline shift (mm), mean±SD		6.2±5.1	2.7±3.1	0.1604
Number of neomembranes, mean±SD		N/A	N/A	N/A