Table 1 Data is presented as number (%) or as median (25th to 75th percentiles, IQR) or mean ± standard deviation (SD). Intervention before ICU stay includes both, surgery and angiography.
n = 148 | |
|---|---|
Age (y; mean ± SD) | 62.8 ± 17.29 |
Male | 78 (52.7) |
Length of stay (days) | 11 (5–14) |
Admission to Neurology/Neurosurgery | 81/67 |
Maximal SAPS II (without GCS) | 31.5 (26–40) |
BMI [kg/m2] | 27.0 ± 5.32 |
mRS before admission ≤ 2 | 123 (83.1) |
Intervention before admission to ICU | 69 (46.6) |
Disease categorisation | |
Ischemic stroke | 39 (26.4) |
Non-traumatic ICH | 9 (6.1) |
Non-traumatic SAH | 29 (19.6) |
Infectious encephalitis or meningitis | 7 (4.7) |
Epilepsy | 8 (5.4) |
Brain tumor | 21 (14.2) |
Traumatic brain injury | 19 (12.8) |
Other | 16 (10.8) |
Comorbidities | |
Known neurological disease | 75 (50.7) |
Arterial Hypertension | 80 (54.1) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 29 (19.6) |
Cancer | 33 (22.3) |
Chronic lung disease | 20 (13.5) |
CCI | 1 (0–3) |
Complications while ICU stay | |
Pneumonia | 85 (57.4) |
Any other infection | 54 (36.5) |
Kidney failure | 13 (8.8) |
Delirium | 27 (18.2) |
Death | 9 (6.1) |
Mechanical ventilation | 109 (73.6) |
Endotracheal Intubation | 107 (72.3) |
Intubation before admission | 25 (16.9) |
Reintubation | 23 (15.5) |
Tracheostomy | 14 (9.5) |
Ventilation hours | 120.4 ± 180.96 |
Mechanical Ventilation ≥ 24 h | 73 (49.3) |
Mechanical Ventilation ≥ 7 days | 40 (27.0) |
Endotracheal tube size [mm]+ | 8 (7.5-8) |
Max. cuff pressure [cmH2O]+ | 30 (30–30) |
