Table 2.
Patient characteristics and results of all CP procedures
| Variable | CP |
|---|---|
| Median age (years) | 31 (1-64) |
| Male-n (%) | 54 (62) |
| Preceding pathology-n (%) | |
| - Trauma | 74 (85) |
| - Stroke | 13 (15) |
| Surgery prior to DC-n (%) | |
| - None | 40 (46) |
| - Craniotomy | 23 (26) |
| - ICP and/or EVD | 24 (28) |
| Implant - Autologous-n (%) | 77 (89) |
| - Synthetic-n (%) | 10 (11) |
| Median operating time (min) (range) | 85 (35-390) |
| GOS level-n (%) | 2 = 16 (18) |
| 3 = 30 (35) | |
| 4 = 20 (23) | |
| 5 = 21 (24) | |
| Complications-n (%) | |
| - Wound dehiscence | 1 (1.1) |
| - Implant dislodgement | 3 (3.4) |
| - Intracranial hematoma | 5 (5.7) |
| - SSI | 8 (9.2) |
| - BFR (of 71 patients) | 14 (19.7) |
DC decompressive craniectomy, CP cranioplasty, ICP intracranial pressure, EVD External ventricular drainage, GOS Glasgow Outcome Scale, BFR bone flap fragmentation, SSI surgical site infection