Table 3 Stroke-related complication during hospitalization of LHI patients with favorable and unfavorable outcome
From: Factors associated with favourable outcome in large hemispheric infarctions
|  | Unfavorable (mRS score 4–6) (n = 140) | Favorable (mRS score 0–3) (n = 113) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Stroke-related complications, n(%) | 128(91.4) | 63(55.8) | <0.001 |
Neurological complications, n(%) | |||
 Brain edema | 75(53.6) | 5(4.4) | <0.001 |
 Hemorrhagic transformation | 46(32.9) | 25(22.1) | 0.068 |
 Seizures/epilepsy | 11(7.9) | 7(6.2) | 0.634 |
 Central hyperthermia | 9(6.4) | 2(1.8) | 0.118 |
 Recurrent stroke | 3(2.1) | 0(0) | 0.256 * |
Medical complications, n(%) | |||
 Pneumonia | 94(67.1) | 41(36.3) | <0.001 |
 Urinary tract infection | 14(10.0) | 5(4.4) | 0.148 |
 Gastrointestinal bleeding | 25(17.9) | 4(3.5) | 0.001 |
 Electrolyte disturbance | 56(40.0) | 22(19.5) | <0.001 |
 Acute renal failure | 18(12.9) | 0(0) | <0.001* |
 Urinary incontinence | 39(27.9) | 8(7.1) | <0.001 |
 Bedsore | 11(7.9) | 2(1.8) | 0.042 |
 Deep venous thrombosis | 6(4.3) | 3(2.7) | 0.735 |
 Falls | 3(2.1) | 0(0) | 0.256* |