Observational Study
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World J Crit Care Med. Dec 9, 2024; 13(4): 97399
Published online Dec 9, 2024. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v13.i4.97399
Table 1 Demographics, baseline characteristics, and mean Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score
Admission characteristics
n of 61/2522
Percentage
Age in yr
    18-301118.03
    31-503049.18
    51-702032.78
Sex
    Female3354.09
    Male2845.90
Comorbidities
    Diabetes mellitus2337.70
    Hypertension2134.42
    Coronary artery disease1219.67
    Hypothyroidism711.47
Mean Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score11.48
No. of patients who died1524.59
Table 2 Etiology of new-onset seizures in the intensive care unit
Etiology
Total, n
Mortality, n
Metabolic21
    Hyponatremia142
    Hypocalcemia31
    Uremia30
    Hypoglycemia10
Structural5
    Intracerebral bleed22
    Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome30
Infective17
    Dengue82
    Leptospirosis20
    Scrub typhus31
    Septic encephalopathy10
    Viral encephalitis31
    Bacterial meningitis11
Drug withdrawal20
Drug-related44
Toxicology5
    Organophosphorous poisoning30
    Herbicide poisoning10
    Benzodiazepine overdose10
Others4
    Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura31
    Somatoform disorder10
Unknown20
Table 3 Binomial logistic regression analysis of the effects of sodium and calcium levels on seizure probability
ParameterP valueOdds ratio95%CI
Lower
Upper
Sodium0.0130.9220.8650.983
Calcium0.0050.1090.0230.520
Table 4 Logistic regression analysis for the prediction of death outcome using metabolic and clinical parameters
ParameterP valueOdds ratio95%CI
Lower
Upper
Sodium0.0511.1011.0001.212
Potassium0.4240.5900.1612.153
Calcium0.7641.4150.14613.716
Creatinine0.6681.0590.8161.374
Blood sugars0.2921.0120.9901.035
Length of stay in ICU0.5101.1590.7471.799