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Table 4 Post-ventriculostomy Analysis

From: Intracerebral hemorrhage after external ventricular drain placement: an evaluation of risk factors for post-procedural hemorrhagic complications

Parameter

No Evidence of New/Enlarged ICH (n = 54)

Evidence of New/Enlarged ICH (n = 27)

p-value

EVD placed by a trainee or mid-level practitioner, n (%) a

19 (35.19)

8 (29.63%)

0.6171

Placement Attempts, (Median ± IQR) (n = 69) b

1 (0)

1 (0)

0.8831

Anticoagulation within 96 h of EVD, n (%) a

14 (25.9)

2 (7.4)

0.048

Prophylactic anticoagulation, n (%) a, d

11 (20.4)

2 (7.4)

> 0.999

Antiplatelet within 96 h of EVD, n (%) c

3 (5.6)

6 (22.2)

0.0539

GCS (lowest) POD 1, (Median ± IQR) b

6 ± 6

6 ± 6

0.17

GCS (lowest) POD 2, (Median ± IQR) (n = 80) b

6.5 ± 7.8

4.5 ± 6.5

0.0624

GCS (lowest) POD 3, (Median ± IQR) (n = 76) b

8 ± 10

3 ± 6.8

0.0202

GCS (lowest) POD 4, (Median ± IQR) (n = 72) b

9 ± 10

4 ± 5.3

0.0383

  1. aChi Square
  2. bMann-Whitney U
  3. cFisher’s Exact
  4. dInferential test was performed on in those patients who received anticoagulation