Table 2.
Demographic and Clinical Data of Patients Who Underwent a Neurosurgical Intervention over a 4-Week Period After Implementing the Battle Plan10 at an academic Tertiary Referral Center
| Number (%) | |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 37 (40.7) |
| Male | 54 (59.3) |
| Medium of presentation | |
| ED | 66 (72.5) |
| Clinic referral | 11 (12.1) |
| Transfer from another institution | 10 (11) |
| In-hospital consultation | 4 (4.4) |
| Classification of neurosurgical intervention | |
| Emergent | 17 (18.7) |
| Urgent | 65 (71.4) |
| Essential | 9 (9.9) |
| Discharge disposition | |
| Home | 46 (50.6) |
| Rehabilitation inpatient | 18 (19.7) |
| Hospital inpatient | 14 (15.4) |
| SNF | 4 (4.4) |
| Psychiatry inpatient | 1 (1.1) |
| LTAC | 1 (1.1) |
| Deceased | 7 (7.7) |
| Median (IQR; Range)/Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|
| Age at surgery, years | 58 (39–65; 4–84)/52.9 (19.3) |
| Operative time, hours∗ | 2.12 (1.2–3.47; 0.45–10.42)/2.8 (2.2) |
| Length of hospital stay, days† | 5 (2–9; 0–24)/6.7 (5.9) |
N = 91 patients, unless otherwise specified.
ED, emergency department; SNF, skilled nursing facility; LTAC, long-term acute care facility; IQR, interquartile range.
∗
n = 57 patients (patients undergoing endovascular procedures excluded).
†
n = 77 patients (hospital inpatients excluded).