Table 2.

Clinical outcomes

Variables	PCM group (n = 52)	Control group (n = 61)	P value
Encephalopathy score (Thompson score)
Day 1, Mean, min–max	16 (9 – 21)	17 (9 – 22)	n.s
At discharge, Mean, min–max	5 (0 – 18)	6 (0 – 18)	n.s
Complications during cooling – no. (%)
Hypotension ± inotropes	30 (58)	33 (54)	n.s
Pneumothorax	2 (4)	0	n.s
Uncontrollable seizures	4 (8)	3 (5)	n.s
Sepsis	10 (19)	10 (16)	n.s
MRI at day 7–10 – no. (%)
White matter injury	10 (19)	11 (18)	n.s
Cerebral hemorrhage	3 (6)	1 (2)	n.s
Brain edema	2 (4)	1 (2)	n.s
Brain atrophy	0	1 (2)	n.s
Deaths – n (%)
Total	17 (33%)	21 (34%)	n.s
Sarnat stage II	2	3	n.s
Sarnat stage III	15	18	n.s