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Table 2 Comparison of Clinical and MRI parameters for hydration effectiveness

From: Risk factors for nonresponsive hydration in patients with spinal cerebrospinal fluid leakage

 

Total (n = 74)

hydration effective (n = 25)

hydration non-effective (n = 49)

P-value

Numbers of spinal CSF leakagea

10.69 ± 7.02

8.04 ± 5.95

12.04 ± 7.19

0.010

Levels of spinal epidural fluid accumulationa

6.76 ± 4.98

6.44 ± 4.92

6.92 ± 5.05

0.863

Spine epidural venous engorgement, n (%)b

   

0.563

 No

35 (47.30%)

13 (52.00%)

22 (44.90%)

 

 Yes

39 (52.70%)

12 (48.00%)

27 (55.10%)

 

DPE, n (%)b

   

0.167

 No

22 (29.73%)

10 (40.00%)

12 (24.49%)

 

 Yes

52 (70.27%)

15 (60.00%)

37 (75.51%)

 

Brain descend, n (%)b

   

0.191

 No

52 (70.27%)

20 (80.00%)

32 (65.31%)

 

 Yes

22 (29.73%)

5 (20.00%)

17 (34.69%)

 

Dural sinus engorgement, n (%)b

   

0.044

 No

19 (25.68%)

10 (40.00%)

9 (18.37%)

 

 Yes

45 (60.81%)

15 (60.00%)

40 (81.63%)

 

SDH, n (%)c

   

0.358

 No

60 (81.08%)

22 (88.00%)

38 (77.55%)

 

 Yes

14 (18.92%)

3 (12.00%)

11 (22.45%)

 

Pituitary hyperemia, n (%)b

   

0.570

 No

33 (44.59%)

10 (40.00%)

23 (46.94%)

 

 Yes

41 (55.41%)

15 (60.00%)

26 (53.06%)

 
  1. Mann-Whitney testa. Chi-Square testb. Fisher’s Exact testc; Numerical data are presented as mean ± standard deviation
  2. DPE Diffuse pachymeningeal enhancement, SDH Subdural hematoma