Table 3 |
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Main complications of patients with unilateral brain swelling after severe traumatic brain injury |
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Variable |
Unilatereal DC group (n = 37) |
Control group (n = 37) |
P-values |
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Cenencephalocele (%) |
2 (5.4%) |
6 (16.2%) |
0.134 |
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Delayed intracranial hematoma (%) |
8 (21.6%) |
2 (5.4%) |
0.041 |
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Subdural effusion (%) |
4 (10.8%) |
0 |
0.040 |
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Intracranial infection (%) |
1 (2.7) |
0 |
0.314 |
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Pulmonary infection (%) |
11 (29.7) |
13 (35.1) |
0.619 |
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Hemorrhage in digestive tract (%) |
17 (45.9) |
20 (54.0) |
0.485 |
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Hypoglycemia (%) |
12 (32.4) |
13 (35.1) |
0.806 |
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Thrombocytopenia (%) |
8 (21.6) |
7 (18.9) |
0.772 |
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Electrolyte disorders (%) |
19 (51.4) |
23 (62.2) |
0.348 |
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Renal malfunction (%) |
13 (35.3) |
9 (24.3) |
0.309 |
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DC = decompressive craniectomy |
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Qiu et al. Critical Care 2009 13:R185 doi:10.1186/cc8178 |
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