Table 1.
Characteristics of the patients
| Demographics data | |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 58 ± 18 |
| Male, n (%) | 35 (59) |
| Glasgow Coma Scale scorea | |
| Median | 9 |
| Interquartile range | 4-13 |
| SAPS2 | |
| Median | 30 |
| Interquartile range | 6-56 |
| Mechanical ventilation-assisted patients, n (%) | 45 (76) |
| Opioid infusion (sufentanil), n (%) | 32 (55) |
| Vasopressor infusion, n (%) | 12 (20) |
| Causes of NCCU admission, n (%) | |
| Brain hemorrhage | 14 (24) |
| Subarachnoid hemorrhage | 11 (18) |
| Brain infarction | 8 (13) |
| Head trauma | 13 (22) |
| Neurosurgery | 9 (15) |
| Meningitis | 2 (4) |
| Cardiac arrest | 1 (2) |
| Seizure | 1 (2) |
aScores on the Glasgow Coma Scale range from 3 to 15, with lower scores indicating reduced levels of consciousness
NCCU neurocritical care unit, SAPS2 Simplified Acute Physiology Score 2 [27]