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. 2022 Jan 6;22:1. doi: 10.1186/s12873-021-00561-w

Table 4.

Multivariable logistic regression of potential factors associated with emergency neurosurgical procedures, placement of ICP-monitor and evacuation of mass lesion

Variable Emergency neurosurgerya ICP-monitor Evacuation mass lesion
OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
Age
 0–14 years 1 1 1
 15–29 years 1.15 (.68, 1.96) .60 1.43 (.79, 2.60) .24 .62 (.30, 1.28) .20
 30–44 years 1.06 (.61, 1.83) .84 1.17 (.63, 2.17) .63 .81 (.40, 1.63) .55
 45–59 years 1.29 (.77, 2.17) .33 2.10 (1.16. 3.77) .01 .54 (.27, 1.08) .08
 60–74 years 1.10 (.65, 1.87) .72 1.44 (.79, 2.62) .23 .52 (.26, 1.04) .07
 75–89 years .41 (.22, .77) .00 .38 (.18, .78) .01 .23 (.10, .52) <.001
 90+ years .10 (.02, .43) .01 .05 (.01, .47) .01 .14 (.03, .60) .01
Sex
 Female 1 1 1
 Male 1.49 (1.13, 1.97) .01 1.48 (1.05, 1.94) .02 1.86 (1.28, 2.70) .00
ASA-score
 1–2 1 1 1
 3–4 .92 (.66, 1.29) .63 .76 (.52, 1.09) .14 1.33 (.88, 2.01) .18
Antithrombotic
 None 1 1 1
 Plate inhibitor 1.02 (.64, 1.60) .95 1.48 (.90, 2.43) .13 .72 (.39, 1.31) .28
 Anticoagulation .75 (.43, 1.31) .32 .88 (.48, 1.62) .69 .63 (.34, 1.18) .15
 Combination 2.20 (1.06, 4.54) .03 1.57 (.64, 3.89) .33 1.57 (.66, 3.71) .31
Trauma type
 Fall 1 1 1
 RTA 1.76 (1.29, 2.40) <.001 1.97 (1.40, 2.77) <.001 1.10 (.71, 1.70) .67
 Other 1.16 (.84, 1.60) .37 1.15 (.81, 1.63) .43 .92 (.61, 1.40) .70
GCS
 13–15 1 1 1
 9–12 4.40 (3.19. 6.05) <.001 7.17 (4.89, 10.51) <.001 2.21 (1.44, 3.41) <.001
 3–8 12.47 (9.27, 16.77) <.001 29.12 (20.34, 41.69) <.001 1.27 (.83, 1.95) .27
Midline shift
 No (≤5 mm) 1 1 1
 Yes (> 5 mm) 3.69 (2.58, 5.29) <.001 1.50 (1.01, 2.23) .05 19.23 (12.88, 28.70) <.001
Basal cisterns
 Normal 1 1 1
 Compressed/absent 1.75 (1.23, 2.50) .00 1.20 (1.36, 2.92) <.001 2.52 (1.63, 3.88) <.001

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval

aPatient undergoing one or more of the following procedures (redo surgeries are not included): ICP-monitor, evacuation of mass lesion, decompressive craniectomy, external ventricular drain