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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurocrit Care. 2020 Nov 4;35(1):46–55. doi: 10.1007/s12028-020-01138-4

Table 2.

Comparison of In-Hospital Complications between Intervention Groups

INTERVENTION GROUP
In Hospital Complication Overall Standard of Care NMES + HPRO P value
Hospital Acquired Infection 9 (36) 6(43) 3(25) 0.41
Urinary Tract Infection 8 (32) 5 (39) 3(25) 0.67
Ventriculitis 1 (4) 1(8) 0(0) 1
Pneumonia 2 (8) 2(15) 0(0) 0.48
Neurological Complications
Delayed Cerebral Ischemia 7 (28) 4 (31) 3 (25) 1
Symptomatic Vasospasm 4 (16) 3(23) 1(8) 0.59
Infarct on CT scan 4 (16) 2(15) 2(17) 1
Seizure 4 (16) 4(31) 0(0) 0.1
Delirium 15 (60) 7(54) 8(67) 0.69
Medical Complications
Deep Venous Thrombosis 3 (12) 2(15) 1(8) 1
Gl Bleed 1 (4) 1(8) 0(0) 1
Blood Transfusion 1 (4) 1(8) 0(0) 1
Hyperglycemia 9 (36) 4(31) 5(42) 0.69
Hypernatremia 1 (4) 1(8) 0(0) 1
Hyponatremia 8 (32) 4(31) 4(33) 1
Temperature ≥38.3 C 14 (56) 9(69) 5(42) 0.17
Temperature ≥38.9 C 7(28) 4(31) 3(25) 1

All categorical data shown as N(%) and continuous data as mean (SD). Hyperglycemia defined as any glucose value > 200 mg/dL. Hyponatremia defined as occurrence of any sodium value < 130 mEq/L. Hypernatremia defined as any occurrence of sodium value >150 m Eq/L. No occurrence of rebleeding, blood stream infection, wound infection, pulmonary embolus, acute kidney injury, hepatic insufficiency, or diabetes insipidus