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. 2012 Jul 20;16(4):R128. doi: 10.1186/cc11431

Table 2.

Clinical interventions and outcomes in all patient quartiles

Intervention or outcome Hemoglobin P value
<90 g/L
(n = 25)
90-99 g/L
(n = 61)
100-109 g/L
(n = 46)
≥110 g/L
(n = 37)
Therapeutic hypothermia <35°C, number (percentage) 7 (28) 8 (13) 10 (22) 7 (19) 0.38
Therapeutic hypothermia <38°C, number (percentage) 7 (28) 22 (36) 16 (35) 12 (32) 0.92
EVD inserted, number (percentage) 14 (56) 31 (51) 29(63) 23 (62) 0.57
Jugular bulb inserted, number (percentage) 10 (40) 27 (44) 26 (56) 16 (43) 0.47
Days of EVD, median (IQR) 10 (6-16) 7 (5-12) 8 (6-12) 8 (4-12) 0.47
Days of mechanical ventilation, median (IQR) 9 (5-18) 9 (6-12) 7 (4-12) 5 (4-10) 0.29
ICU days, median (IQR) 9 (6-20) 12 (7-15) 9 (5-14) 8 (5-10) 0.44
28-day mortality, number (percentage) 10 (40) 8 (13) 9 (20) 4 (11) 0.03
Hospital mortality, number (percentage) 12 (48) 8 (13) 11 (24) 6 (16) 0.006

EVD, external ventricular drain; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range.