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Table 3 In-hospital outcomes

From: Advantages of using a prophylactic epidural closed drain and non-watertight dura suture in a craniotomy near the “parietal site”

Variables

Total (N = 63 [100%])

No drain (N = 37 [58.7%])

Drain (N = 26 [41.3%])

P Value

SFC

23 (36.5)

20 (54.1)

3 (11.5)

0.0006

STH

4 (6.3)

3 (8.1)

1 (3.8)

0.6366

Infection

6 (9.5)

6 (16.2)

0 (0)

0.0376

Epidural Hematoma

2 (3.2)

2 (5.4)

0 (0)

0.5108

Strength-better

4 (6.3)

1 (2.7)

3 (11.5)

0.2975

Epilepsy-better

29 (46.0)

14 (37.8)

15 (57.7)

0.1196

T_AVG

37.5 ± 0.5

37.6 ± 0.6

37.4 ± 0.4

0.1332

T_MAX

38.0 ± 0.7

38.1 ± 0.7

37.9 ± 0.6

0.1778

Length of stay

8.0 (7.0–11.0)

8.0 (7.0–11.0)

7.5 (6.0–9.0)

0.2885

Postoperative medicine fee

29327.3 (23501.5–36592.0)

28321.0 (24290.0–36064.0)

29762.0 (23501.5–37208.0)

0.9166

  1. STH subdural tensile hydrops, SFC subgaleal fluid collection, T_AVG average body temperature, T_MAX maximum body temperature