Table 1 Individual characteristics. This table summarizes the individual characteristics for individuals who improved and did not improve ISNCSCI motor scores

From: Exploration of surgical blood pressure management and expected motor recovery in individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury

Characteristics

No improvement (n = 9)

Improvement (n = 16)

MW-U

p values

Age (yrs)

42.7 (17.9)

42.3 (18.1)

65.5

0.71

Time to surgery (h)

39.6 (29.8)

49.6 (25.6)

64.0

0.65

Surgery time (min)

431 (126)

405 (188)

56.0

0.37

MAP mean (mmHg)

76.1 (7.27)

79.5 (5.94)

47.0

0.16

Inpatient LOS (days)

60.8 (31.6)

48.9 (29.5)

56.5

0.38

Acute rehab LOS (days)

35.4 (25.5)

29.0 (13.6)

66.5

0.76

Time between ISNCSCI (days)

41.8 (29.8)

52.4 (25.6)

59.5

0.48

Sex

  

a

0.39

 Male

5 (55.6)

12 (75)

  

 Female

4 (44.4)

4 (25)

  

AIS Grade

  

a

0.46

 AIS A

3 (33.3%)

8 (50.0%)

  

 AIS B

3 (33.3%)

1 (6.30%)

  

 AIS C

1 (11.1%)

2 (12.5%)

  

 AIS D

2 (22.2%)

5 (31.3%)

  

Mechanism of injury

  

a

0.50

 Sports

3 (33.3%)

5 (31.3%)

  

 Transport

1 (11.1%)

5 (31.3%)

  

 Fall

4 (44.4%)

6 (37.5%)

  

 Other traumatic

1 (11.1%)

0 (0.00%)

  

Level of injury

  

a

0.63

 Cervical

6 (66.7%)

13 (81.3%)

  

 Thoracic

3 (33.3%)

3 (18.8%)

  

Vasopressorsb

  

a

0.60

 One vasopressors

2 (22.2%)

2 (12.5%)

  

 Two vasopressors

3 (33.3%)

8 (50.0%)

  

 Three vasopressors

3 (33.3%)

5 (31.3%)

  

 Four vasopressors

1 (11.1%)

0 (0.00%)

  
  1. Continuous variables are summarized with means and standard deviations (in parentheses), while categorical variables are summarized with counts and ranges (in parentheses)
  2. MW-U Mann−Whitney U test, yrs years, h hours, min minutes, MAP mean arterial pressure, LOS length of stay, AIS American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale
  3. aFisher’s exact test
  4. bThe record of vasopressor administration was missing for one individual in the improvement group
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