Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2022.
World J Clin Cases. Jun 6, 2022; 10(16): 5230-5240
Published online Jun 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i16.5230
Table 1 Basic demographic information of the patients
Characteristic
Number
Age (mean ± SD)55.46 ± 12.53
Preoperative GCS score, median (IQR)9 (8, 15)
Male gender, n (%)59 (53.15)
Smoking, n (%)
Yes34 (30.63)
Hypertension, n (%)
Yes80 (72.07)
Diabetes, n (%)
Yes18 (16.22)
Diagnosis of neurovascular diseases, n (%)
Ischemic cerebrovascular disease1 (0.90)
Hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease96 (86.48)
Brain tumor4 (3.60)
Malformed or narrowed intracerebral blood vessels10 (9.01)
SAH grading, n (%)
Non-SAH62 (55.86)
I12 (10.81)
II13 (11.71)
III18 (16.22)
IV6 (5.41)
Surgical operation methods, n (%)
Aneurysm clipping29 (26.13)
Aneurysm embolization23 (20.72)
Craniotomy for hematoma removal30 (27.03)
External ventricular drainage12 (10.81)
Cranial drilling and drainage8 (7.21)
Others9 (8.11)
Mechanical ventilation time, median (IQR)113 (69, 187)
Tracheotomy, n (%)
Yes56 (50.45)
Time from admission to start using ventilator (h), median (IQR)40 (4, 86)
Ventilation initiation, n (%)
Post-operation94 (84.68)
Pre-operation17 (15.32)
Operation hours (h), median (IQR)3.3 (2.1, 4.7)
Reason for ventilation, n (%)
Pulmonary disease55 (49.55)
Status epilepticus9 (8.11)
Impaired respiratory center function6 (5.41)
Shock14 (12.61)
Brainstem compression27 (24.32)