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Table 2 Mortality and functional outcome

From: Normothermia after decompressive surgery for space-occupying middle cerebral artery infarction: a protocol-based approach

 

All patients (n = 40)

Low temperature load patients (n = 20)

High temperature load patients (n = 20)

p value

Lethality, in-hospital, n (%)

7 (17.5)

6 (30)

1 (5)

0.09

Lethality at 12 months, n (%)

12 (31.6)*

8 (40)

4 (22.2)**

0.31

mRS 0–3 at 12 months, n (%)

5 (13.2)*

4 (20)

1 (5.6)**

0.34

mRS 0–4 at 12 months, n (%)

12 (31.6)*

7 (35)

5 (27.8)**

0.74

  1. T temperature, SD standard deviation, mRS modified Rankin Scale. *n = 38, **n = 18