Table 1.
Demographical and clinical characteristics of enrolled patients
| Characteristics | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Data of patients included in the analysis | 185 | |
| Gender | Male | 86 (47) |
| Female | 99 (53) | |
| Age (years) | Minimum | 38 |
| Maximum | 68 | |
| Mean ± SD | 52.42 ± 4.53 | |
| Weight (kg) | 58.42 ± 4.59 | |
| Height (cm) | 161 ± 6 | |
| Pathology | ||
| Traumatic brain injury | 135 (73) | |
| Intraparenchymal hemorrhage | 38 (21) | |
| Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage | 12 (6) | |
| Comorbidities | ||
| Asthma | 19 (10) | |
| Hypertension | 18 (10) | |
| Depression | 35 (19) | |
| Alcoholic | 8 (4) | |
| Smokers | 15 (8) | |
| History of myocardial infarction | 3 (2) | |
| Admission Glasgow Coma Scale | Maximum | 14 |
| Minimum | 4 | |
| Median | 9 | |
| Discharge Glasgow Outcome Scale | Maximum | 5 |
| Minimum | 1 | |
| Median | 3 | |
| Chest infection | 29 (16) | |
| Post-traumatic acute respiratory distress syndrome | 6 (3) | |
| Sepsis | 5 (3) | |
| Ventriculitis | 2 (1) | |
Categorial variables are represented as number (percentage) and continuous variables are represented as mean ± SD or median