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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Intracranial peak pressure as a predictor for perioperative mortality after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage evacuation and decompressive craniectomy

Characteristics

ICP group

Non-ICP group

P value

No. of patients

44

132

 

Age, year

 Mean ± SD

50.5 ± 13.6

54.6 ± 12.2

0.060

Sex

  

0.025*

 Male

40 (90.9)

99 (75.0)

 

 Female

4 (9.1)

33 (25.0)

 

Hypertension history

  

0.333

 Yes

28 (63.6)

73 (55.3)

 

 No

16 (36.4)

59 (44.7)

 

Location of the hematoma

 Basal ganglia and/or thalamus hematoma

28 (63.6)

84 (63.6)

1.000

 Intraventricular hematoma

12 (27.3)

23 (17.4)

0.156

Preoperative GCS score

 Mean ± SD

5.9 ± 3.3

6.3 ± 3.1

0.462

 Mild (GCS 9–10)

4 (9.1)

10 (7.6)

1.000

 Moderate (GCS 7–8)

4 (9.1)

18 (13.6)

0.430

 Severe (GCS \(\le\) 6)

36 (81.8)

104 (78.8)

0.666

ICP characteristics

 Peak ICP value (median, quartile)

25.5 (20, 36)

-

 

 Peak ICP > 25 mmHg

22 (50.0)

-

 

 Duration of ICP > 25 mmHg, days (median, quartile)

2 (2,3)

-

 
  1. Values are expressed as number of cases (%) or the mean ± standard deviation, unless otherwise indicated
  2. GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, ICP Intracranial pressure, SD Standard deviation
  3. *Statistical significance (p < 0.05)