Table 1.

Clinical characteristic of patients in this study

Decompressive craniectomy	Result (n=14)
Sample number (n)	14
Sex (female:male)	14:0
Age (years old), mean±SD	45.71±7.62
Tumor location, n (%)
Olfactory groove	2 (14.2)
Sphenoid	5 (35.7)
Clinoid	3 (21.4)
Tuberculum sellae	3 (21.4)
Petrous apex	1 (7.14)
Preoperative, mean±SD
GCS preoperative	9.29±1.38
Midline shift (mm)	15.84±7.02
Tumor diameter (cm)	5.59±1.44
Tumor volume (cc)	66.76±49.44
Postoperative
Time interval until definitive surgery (days)	5.07±3.12
Immediate postoperative GCS	10.07±2.97
GOS, n (%)	3.93±1.27
Good recovery	7 (50)
Moderate disability	1 (7.14)
Severe disability	5 (35.7)
Dead	1 (7.14)

SD – Standard deviation; GCS – Glasgow Coma Scale; GOS – Glasgow Outcome Scale