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Table 3.

Significant parameters in the population categorized according to mortality, consciousness recovery and CPC at 6 months

Characteristic	Survivors			Non survivors			P value*
Characteristic	Absolute frequency Number	Relative frequency %	CI 95 %	Absolute frequency number	Relative frequency %	CI 95 %	P value*
Pupillary reflex + ^a	19	45.24	31.23–60.05	5	11.90	5.19–24.99	<0.005
Pupillary reflex –^a	2	4.76	1.31–15.79	16	38.10	25.00–53.19	<0.005
Discontinuous EEG patterns	2	4.35	1.20–14.54	15	32.61	20.87–47.03	<0.05
Epileptiform EEG	6	13.04	6.12–25.66	2	4.35	1.20–14.54
Continuous EEG patterns	14	30.43	19.08–44.80	7	15.22	7.57–28.23
Characteristic	Consciousness recovery			No consciousness recovery			P value*
Characteristic	Absolute frequency number	Relative frequency %	CI 95 %	Absolute frequency number	Relative frequency %	CI 95 %	P value*
SL-SSEP +	15	32.61	20.87–47.03	14	30.43	19.08–44.80	<0.05
SL-SSEP −	0	0.00	0.00–8.38	17	36.96	24.53–51.40	<0.05
50 mA ML-SSEP +	15	32.61	20.87–47.03	4	8.70	3.44–20.33	<0.001
50 mA ML-SSEP −	0	0.00	0.00–8.38	27	58.70	44.34–71.72	<0.001
Characteristic	CPC 1–2			CPC 3–5			P value*
Characteristic	Absolute frequency number	Relative frequency %	CI 95 %	Absolute frequency number	Relative frequency %	CI 95 %	P value*
50 mA ML-SSEP +	12	26.09	15.60–40.26	7	15.22	7.57–28.23	<0.005
50 mA ML-SSEP −	0	0.00	0.00–8.38	27	58.70	44.34–71.72	<0.005

*P value with Holm correction. ^aMissing data for 4 patients. EEG electroencephalogram, ML-SSEP middle-latency somatosensory evoked potentials, SL-SSEP short-latency somatosensory evoked potentials, CPC cerebral performance category