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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 7.
Published in final edited form as: Stroke. 2010 Feb 25;41(4):680–684. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.573147

Table 3.

Outcome of cocaine positive vs. cocaine negative ICH patients

Cocaine + Cocaine− p value

Ventriculostomy, % 33.3% 16.2% .019

Hemicraniectomy, % 11.1% 2.9% .053

Aspiration pneumonia, % 17.8% 7.6% .084

Hospital acquired UTI, % 11.1% 7.6% .532

Length of Stay (d), median (min-max) 10 (0–72) 6 (1–74) .015
IQR=(6.5–19.5) IQR=(4–14)

mRS on discharge, median (min-max) 5 (1–6) 3 (0–6) <.0001
IQR=(4–6) IQR=(2–5)

Poor outcome (mRS 4–6) on discharge, % 77.3% 41.0% <.0001
OR 4.90,95% CI 2.19–10.97

Discharge disposition, % .002
 Home or inpatient rehab 31.1% 61.9%
 SNF/LTAC/nursing home 35.6% 23.8%
 Dead/Hospice 33.3% 14.3%

Death, % 31.1% 14.3% .017
OR=2.71,95%CI= 1.18–6.25