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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Intensive Care Med. 2021 Jul 5;37(6):784–792. doi: 10.1177/08850666211029220

Table 2.

Multivariable Regression of Hourly Neurocheck Order Discontinuation.

Variable Multivariable hazard ratio (95% CI)a P valueb

Age
 18 to 64 years old REF
 65 to 79 years old 0.97 (0.92, 1.02) 0.193
 80 years or older 1.19 (1.11, 1.26) <0.001
Admission diagnosis category
 None listed REF
 Coma and increased ICP 0.76 (0.66, 0.88) <0.001
 Traumatic non-TBI 1.03 (0.90, 1.20) 0.617
 Ischemic stroke 1.01 (0.87, 1.17) 0.931
 Non-neurological 1.04 (0.90, 1.21) 0.565
 CNS tumor 1.64 (1.41, 1.91) <0.001
 TBI 0.91 (0.78, 1.05) 0.211
 Other neurological 1.58 (1.32, 1.87) <0.001
 Elective vascular 1.59 (1.30, 1.92) <0.001
 Spine and SCI 0.81 (0.67, 0.98) 0.032
 Seizure 1.47 (1.19, 1.80) <0.001
 Intracranial hemorrhage 0.89 (0.73, 1.10) 0.285
 Subarachnoid hemorrhage 0.54 (0.42, 0.69) <0.001
Ordering service
 Neurocritical care REF
 Neurosurgery 1.49 (1.37, 1.61) <0.001
 Trauma 1.52 (1.42, 1.65) <0.001
 Non-neuro ICU 1.03 (0.93, 1.14) 0.536
 Non-ICU/other 1.39 (1.27, 1.51) <0.001
Year
 2012 REF
 2013 1.15 (1.06, 1.25) 0.001
 2014 1.19 (1.02, 1.39) 0.027
 2015 1.20 (0.03, 1.40) 0.022
 2016 1.17 (0.99, 1.36) 0.052
 2017 1.20 (1.03, 1.40) 0.018
 2018 1.44 (1.20, 1.73) <0.001
Quarter
 January to March REF
 April to June 1.00 (0.94, 1.07) 0.900
 July to September 1.00 (0.94, 1.06) 0.981
 October to December 1.02 (0.95, 1.08) 0.628
a

Higher hazard ratio (HR) represents faster hourly neurocheck discontinuation.

b

Calculated using multivariable Cox regression.