Table 3 Final multivariate model predictors of tract hemorrhage after external ventricular drain placement, n = 147.

From: Predictors of tract hemorrhage after external ventricular drain placement: a single-center retrospective study

Variable

OR

95%CI

p-value

Platelet count

   

 > 120 × 10³/µL

Ref

  

 ≤ 120 × 10³/µL

4.47

1.01-20.0

0.048

Etiopathogenesis of ICP elevation

   

 IPH

2.97

1.06–8.34

0.038

 Other etiologies

Ref

  

WBC count

   

 ≤ 11 × 10³/µL

3.3

1.01–10.7

0.048

 > 11 × 10³/µL

Ref

  

Abbreviations: IPH, intraparenchymal hemorrhage; ICP, intracranial pressure; WBC, white blood cells

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