Table 1 Baseline Characteristics
From: Quantitative assessments of pupillary light reflexes in hospital-onset unresponsiveness
Factor | n = 214 |
|---|---|
Age, yr, mean ± standard deviation | 63.9 ± 14.9 |
Male sex, n (%) | 127 (59.3) |
Modified Rankin Scale before admission (interquartile ranges) | 2 (0–4) |
Modified Rankin Scale before admission ≥4, n (%) | 72 (33.6) |
Comorbidities | |
 Hypertension, n (%) | 101 (47.2) |
 Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 69 (32.2) |
 Cardiac disease, n (%) | 83 (38.8) |
 Chronic lung disease, n (%) | 21 (9.8) |
 Chronic liver disease, n (%) | 35 (16.4) |
 Chronic kidney disease, n (%) | 41 (19.2) |
 Cancer, n (%) | 85 (39.7) |
 Previous stroke, n (%) | 34 (15.9) |
Hospital departments | |
 Cardiothoracic surgery, n (%) | 28 (13.0) |
 Gastroenterology, n (%) | 22 (10.2) |
 Liver transplantation surgery, n (%) | 22 (10.2) |
 Oncology, n (%) | 20 (9.3) |
 Pulmonology, n (%) | 20 (9.3) |
 Cardiology, n (%) | 18 (8.4) |
 Hematology, n (%) | 15 (7.0) |
 Acute care surgery, n (%) | 13 (6.0) |
 Obstetrics and gynecology, n (%) | 8 (3.7) |
 Rehabilitation medicine, n (%) | 8 (3.7) |
 Nephrology, n (%) | 7 (3.2) |
 Infection, n (%) | 6 (2.8) |
 Acute emergency care unit, n (%) | 5 (2.3) |
 Neurosurgery, n (%) | 5 (2.3) |
 Kidney transplantation, n (%) | 4 (1.8) |
 Orthopedic surgery, n (%) | 4 (1.8) |
 Others, n (%)a | 9 (4.2) |
Elapsed time to NAT activation | |
 From hospital admission to NAT activation, day (interquartile ranges) | 7.5 (2.0–22.8) |
 From last-known-normal to NAT activation, hours (interquartile ranges) | 3.0 (0.5–11.9) |
 From first-found-abnormal to NAT activation, minutes (interquartile ranges) | 53.5 (12.2–230.8) |
Findings on NAT activation | |
 Glasgow Coma Scale, median (interquartile ranges) | 6 (3–8) |
 Hypotension, n (%) | 16 (7.5) |
 Tachycardia, n (%) | 125 (58.4) |