Table 2 Univariate logistic regression analysis predictors of tract hemorrhage during external ventricular drain placement, n = 147.
Variable | OR | 95%CI | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Female | 1.8 | 0.7–4.8 | 0.23 |
Male | Ref | ||
Race/Ethnicity | |||
White | Ref | ||
Black | 1.7 | 0.4–6.5 | 0.5 |
Hispanic | 2.3 | 0.7–9.4 | 0.25 |
Etiopathogenesis of ICP elevation | |||
IPH | 2.7 | 1.03–7.4 | 0.043 |
Other etiologies | Ref | ||
IPH location | |||
Supratentorial | Ref | ||
Infratentorial | 2 | 0.6–6.7 | 0.3 |
Comorbidities | |||
Hypertension | 1.1 | 0.4–3.1 | 0.8 |
Other | Ref | ||
Antithrombotic therapy | |||
No | 1.7 | 0.5–5.4 | 0.4 |
Yes | Ref | ||
EVD setting | |||
NCCU | 0.8 | 0.3–2.6 | 0.7 |
Operating room | Ref | ||
Side EVD | |||
Right | 1.25 | 0.34–4.6 | 0.74 |
Left | Ref | ||
Computer navigation system | |||
No | 1.25 | 0.34–4.6 | 0.74 |
Yes | Ref | ||
Additional Intervention | |||
Yes | 0.6 | 0.2–1.6 | 0.3 |
No | Ref | ||
Clinical characteristics and laboratories | |||
Diastolic Blood Pressure | |||
≤ 100 mmHg | Ref | ||
> 100 mmHg | 0.88 | 0.3–2.6 | 0.8 |
Glycaemia | |||
≤ 140 mg/dl | Ref | ||
> 140 mg/dl | 0.44 | 0.16–1.17 | 0.1 |
WBC count | |||
≤ 11 × 10³/µL | 3.7 | 1.2–11.7 | 0.03 |
> 11 × 10³/µL | Ref | ||
Hemoglobin | |||
≤ 12 g/dL | 0.7 | 0.2–2.3 | 0.6 |
> 12 g/dL | Ref | 0.6 | |
Volume IPH | |||
≤ 30 cc | Ref | ||
> 30 cc | 1.7 | 0.6–4.8 | 0.3 |
GCS score | |||
> 12 | Ref | ||
≤ 12 | 0.5 | 0.19–1.3 | 0.16 |
Platelet count | |||
> 120 × 10³/µL | Ref | ||
≤ 120 × 10³/µL | 5 | 1.3–20 | 0.02 |
Abbreviations: EVD, external ventricular drain; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; IPH, intraparenchymal hemorrhage; ICP, intracranial pressure; NCCU, neurocritical care unit; SAH, subarachnoid hemorrhage; WBC, white blood cells | |||
