Table 2.
Outcome of 142 patients with severe traumatic brain injury undergoing decompressive craniotomy.
| Characteristics | Value (n=142) |
|---|---|
| ICU a length of stay (days) | 15.9 ± 12.6 |
| Hospital length of stay (days) | 21.4 ± 17.9 |
| GOS-E b | |
| 2 months | 3.48 ± 2.19 |
| 6 months | 3.63 ± 2.54 |
| 12 months | 3.72 ± 2.71 |
| Time to cranioplasty (days) | 54.7 ± 20.3 |
| Complications | |
| Meningitis (%) | 55 (38.7%) |
| Subdural hygroma (%) | 22 (15.5%) |
| Hydrocephalus (%) | 17 (12.1%) |
| Reoperation (%) | 3 (2.1%) |
| Other Operations | |
| ICPc monitoring (%) | 57 (40.1%) |
| Tracheostomy (%) | 49 (34.5%) |
| Deep Peritoneal Aspiration (%) | 47 (33.1%) |
| VP-Shunt insertion (%) | 13 (9.2%) |
| Gastrostomy (%) | 8 (5.6%) |
| Final outcome | |
| Favorable (%) | 65 (45.8%) |
| Unfavorable (%) | 77 (54.2%) |
a
ICU: Intensive Care Unit;
b
GOS-E: Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale;
c
ICP: Intracranial Pressure