(b).
| Died (n, %) 57 (26.4) |
Hospital discharge (n, %) 159 (73.6) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complications | |||
| Risk of dysphagia, yes (n, %) | 26 (38.8) | 41 (61.2) | <0.001 |
| Raised ICP, yes (n, %) | 21 (75.0) | 7 (25.0) | <0.001 |
| Malignant MCA, yes (n, %) | 9 (90.0) | 1 (10.0) | <0.001 |
| Hydrocephalus, yes (n, %) | 10 (55.4) | 8 (44.4) | 0.023 |
| Depression, yes (n, %) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (100.0) | 0.125 |
| Haemorrhagic transformation, yes (n, %) | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | 0.023 |
| Aspiration pneumonia, yes (n, %) | 29 (59.2) | 20 (40.8) | <0.001 |
| Acute kidney injury, yes (n, %) | 12 (38.7) | 19 (61.2) | 0.052 |
| Urinary tract infection, yes (n, %) | 4 (14.3) | 24 (85.7) | 0.183 |
| PE/DVT∗, yes (n, %) | 1 (50.3) | 1 (50.0) | 0.443 |
| Myocardial infarction∗, yes (n, %) | 2 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.061 |
| Hyponatremia, yes (n, %) | 5 (23.8) | 16 (76.2) | 0.984 |
| Sepsis, yes (n, %) | 10 (52.6) | 9 (47.4) | 0.004 |
| Miscellaneous, yes (n, %) | 9 (60.0) | 6 (40.0) | 0.001 |
Abbreviations: CVS: cardiovascular disease; ICP: intracranial pressure; MCA: middle cerebral artery; PE/DVT: pulmonary embolism/deep vein thrombosis. Miscellaneous complications included persistent hyperglycemia/hypertension, hyperkalemia/hypokalemia, hypernatremia, anaemia, obstructive sleep apnoea, pulmonary oedema, and HELLP syndrome. ∗Fisher exact test.