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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurocrit Care. 2015 Aug;23(1):33–43. doi: 10.1007/s12028-014-0106-5

Table 2. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of intubated and not intubated enrollments.

Clinical characteristics by enrollment No. of enrollments Not intubated (n = 805) Intubated (n = 218) p value
Diagnosis at discharge 1,023 805 218 <0.001
 Seizure/status epilepticus 910 699 (76.81) 211 (23.19)
 Non-epileptic spell 83 81 (97.59) 2 (2.41)
 Cause unknown 30 25 (83.33) 5 (16.67)
Prior history 909 698 211 <0.001
 No 215 146 (67.91) 69 (32.09)
Etiology 903 693 210
 Febrile seizure 25 22 (88.00) 3 (12.00) 0.177
 Toxic/metabolic 100 68 (68.00) 32 (32.00) 0.028
 CNS tumor/stroke 52 28 (53.85) 24 (46.15) <0.001
 Idiopathic/unknown precipitant without history of seizure 54 40 (74.07) 14 (25.93) 0.632
 Other identified acute precipitant 48 33 (68.75) 15 (31.25) 0.178
 Anticonvulsant withdrawal/non-compliance with history of seizure 336 270 (80.36) 66 (19.64) 0.048
 Idiopathic or breakthrough seizure with history of seizure 288 232 (80.56) 56 (19.44) 0.064
Non-epileptic spell 83 81 2 0.027
 Pseudoseizure 69 69 (100.00) 0 (0.00)
 Seizure mimic/non-epileptic coma 14 12 (85.71) 2 (14.29)
Seizure cessation upon ED arrival 1,023 805 218 <0.001
 No 327 222 (67.89) 105 (32.11)
Dose 1,023 805 218 0.018
 Low 128 111 (86.72) 17 (13.28)
 High 895 694 (77.54) 201 (22.46)
Received rescue medications 1,023 805 218 0.004
 No 825 664 (80.48) 161 (19.52)
 Yes 198 141 (71.21) 57 (28.79)
Outcomes by enrollment Hospitalization 1,015 798 217 <0.001
 Yes 612 401 (65.52) 211 (34.48)
ICU admission 1,015 798 217 <0.001
 Yes 304 106 (34.87) 198 (65.13)
Length of stay (days) 597 4.00 (4.15) 9.67 (11.96) <0.001
Mortality 1,023 805 218 <0.001
 No 1,004 802 (79.88) 202 (20.12)
 Yes 19 3 (15.79) 16 (84.21)

CNS central nervous system, ED emergency department, ICU intensive care unit