Table 2.
Patient outcome
| Patient category | N | N (%) death ^ | N (%) GOS1–3 | N (%) returned QOLIBRI# | QOLIBRI score | QOLIBRI follow-up (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients | 108 | 48 (44) | 56 (53) | 25 (23) | 62.8 ± 23.5 | 37 ± 17 |
| Age ≥ 65 | 65 | 21 (32) | 29 (45) | 16 (25) | 66.8 ± 22.1 | 38 ± 18 |
| Age < 65 | 43 | 19 (44) | 27 (63) | 9 (21) | 55.7 ± 25.6 | 35 ± 16 |
| GCS 3 | 10 | 7 (70) | 9 (90) | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| GCS 3–5 | 22 | 14 (64) | 17 (77) | 2 (9) | 66.0 ± 7.07 | 13 ± 2 |
| GCS 3–8 | 49 | 30 (61) | 35 (71) | 7 (14) | 61.4 ± 24.8 | 34 ± 19 |
| GCS 9–12 | 19 | 9 (47) | 10 (53) | 4 (21) | 61.0 ± 25.5 | 50 ± 21 |
| GCS 13–15 | 40 | 9 (23) | 11 (28) | 14 (35) | 64.0 ± 24.1 | 35 ± 14 |
| Pupillary abnormality | 27 | 15 (56) | 19 (70) | 5 (19) | 49.8 ± 19.4 | 47 ± 23 |
| No abnormalities* | 74 | 29 (39) | 32 (43) | 18 (24) | 64.5 ± 24.6 | 32 ± 13 |
| Emergency surgery | ||||||
| No | 18 | 3 (17) | 3 (17) | 4 (22) | 56.3 ± 28.6 | 33 ± 15 |
| Craniotomy | 60 | 26 (43) | 32 (53) | 15 (25) | 68.4 ± 21.0 | 36 ± 17 |
| Decompressive craniectomy | 29 | 18 (62) | 21 (72) | 6 (21) | 53.2 ± 26.3 | 42 ± 21 |
| ICP monitoring | 40 | 20 (50) | 30 (75) | 9 (23) | 55.1 ± 20.4 | 36 ± 24 |
| No ICP monitoring | 68 | 28 (41) | 26 (38) | 16 (24) | 67.1 ± 24.7 | 37 ± 13 |
| Outcome (GOS) | ||||||
| Favorable | 50 | 4 (8) | N/A | 23 (46) | 63.9 ± 23.3 | 37 ± 17 |
| Unfavorable | 56 | 42 (75) | 56 (100) | 2 (4) | 37 ± 25 | |
| Missing | 2 | 50.5 ± 2.1 | ||||
Table 2 provides an overview of mortality, functional outcome and health related quality of life per subgroup. Legend: results presented as number (row percentage) and mean ± SD
#The response rate is reported as percentage of survivors from the specific category
*Pupillary abnormality information was missing for seven patients
^Mortality at time of QOLIBRI follow-up
LOS, length of stay; GCS, Glasgow Coma Score; ICP, intracranial pressure; QOLIBRI, quality of life after brain injury; M, months; N/A, not applicable