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Table. 1.

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics

Variable All patients (n=140)
Age (yr) 61.9±15.3
Sex, male 72 (51.4)
Height (cm) 162.9±0.8
mNUTRIC score 5.1±1.4
SAPS III score 33.6±13.0
Mechanical ventilator (day) 9.5 (4.0–18.0)
Mechanical ventilator mode
PCV 80 (57.1)
PSIMV 42 (30.0)
PSV 13 (9.3)
CMV 4 (2.9)
SIMV 1 (0.7)
Primary diagnosis
Brain hemorrhage 101 (72.1)
Brain tumor 25 (17.9)
Othera 14 (10.0)
NS ICU LOS (day) 21.0 (11.2–33.7)
Hospital LOS (day) 39.5 (25.0–63.0)
NS ICU-free (day) 14.0 (0.0–33.5)
Reason for NS ICU discharge
Inter-hospital transfer 90 (64.3)
Permanent care facility 23 (16.4)
Death 27 (19.3)
Surgeryb 129 (92.1)
Comorbiditiesc 106 (75.7)

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation, number (%), or median (25th–75th percentiles).

mNUTRIC = modified Nutrition Risk in the Critically ill; SAPS = Simplified Acute Physiology Score; PCV = pressure-targeted controlled mandatory ventilation; PSIMV = pressure-targeted synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation; PSV = pressure support ventilation; CMV = controlled mandatory ventilation; SIMV = synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation; NS ICU = neurosurgical intensive care unit; LOS = length of stay.

aCerebral infarction, hydrocephalus meningitis, hypoxic brain damage, infective spondylopathies.

bExtraventricular drainage, craniotomy, burr hole, Guglielmi detachable coils embolization, intracerebral hemorrhage/catheter insert, craniectomy, decompression, ventriculo-other shunt, cerebral aneurysm clipping, operation of arteriovenous malformation, closed thoracostomy, tracheostomy.

cHypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure, cancer, and others.

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