Table 1 Demographic and medical characteristics
Characteristics upon admission to ICU | N = 100 |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 62 [52–70] |
Sex (F/M) | 52/48 |
Body mass index (kg m−2) | 26 [22–29] |
Reason for admission to the ICU | |
Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage, n (%) | 33 (33%) |
Intracranial haematoma, n (%) | 30 (30%) |
Stroke, n (%) | 13 (13%) |
Head trauma, n (%) | 5 (5%) |
Post-operative patients, n (%) | 15 (15%) |
Meningoencephalitis | 2 (2%) |
Cardiac arrest | 1 (1%) |
Undetermined coma | 1 (1%) |
Simplified Acute Physiological Score II | 40 [31–53] |
Glasgow Coma Scale | 7 [4–13] |
Fisher score*, n = 33 | 4 [3, 4] |
International Severity Score score**, n = 5 | 32 [26–38] |
Characteristics upon study enrolment | N = 100 |
|---|---|
Time between ICU admission and enrolment, days | 2 [1–5] |
Therapeutics, n (%) | |
Invasive mechanical ventilation | 95 (95%) |
Sedation | 78 (78%) |
Analgesia | 78 (78%) |
Vasopressors (norepinephrine) | 30 (30%) |
Milrinone | 9 [9%] |
Nimodipine | 28 [28%] |
Clinical hypertensive symptoms, n (%) | 10 (10%) |
Cushing reflex, n (%) | 3 (3%) |
Anisocoria, n (%) | 3 (3%) |
Mydriasis, n (%) | 4 (4%) |
External ventricular derivation, n (%) | 37 (37%) |
Craniotomy, n (%) | 14 (14%) |
Duration of mechanical ventilation, days | 17 [7–28] |
ICU length of stay, days, n (%) | 21 [9–37] |
RANKIN score at ICU discharge | 4 [3–6] |
Mortality in ICU, n (%) | 25 (25%) |