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- Demographic features and vascular risk factors of patients who underwent decompressive craniectomy.
Patient characteritics Total (n=18) n (%) Demographics Age in years (mean ± SD) 50 ± 10 Gender Male 13 (72) Female 5 (28) Vascular Risk Factors Hypertension 8 (44) Diabetes mellitus 6 (33) Dyslipidemia 5 (28) Atrial fibrillation 4 (22) Current smoker 6 (33) Past smoking history 5 (28) Coronary artery disease 1 (6) Obesity 3 (17) - Table 2
- Stroke severity and common symptoms at presentation of patients who underwent decompressive craniectomy.
NIHSS score n (%) Stroke Severity 5–15 8 (44) 16–25 9 (50) >25 1 (6) Presenting Symptoms Unilateral weakness 18 (100) Speech or language dysfunction 11 (61) Gaze preference 9 (50) Altered level of consciousness 9 (50) Seizure 4 (22) Vomiting 1 (6) Sudden headache 1 (6) - Table 3
- Stroke- and surgery-related complications in patients who underwent decompressive craniectomy.
Stroke-related Complication n (%) Hemorrhagic transformation 9 (50) Recurrent stroke 4 (22) Respiratory tract infection 10 (56) Urinary tract infection 7 (39) Sepsis 4 (22) Deep vein thrombosis 5 (28) Pulmonary embolism 2 (11) Seizures/Epilepsy 5 (28) Pressure ulcers 3 (17) Myocardial infarction 2 (11) Tracheostomy tube placement 7 (39) Gastrostomy tube placement 5 (28) Death 2 (11) Surgery-related Complications Wound infection 3 (17) Epidural hematoma 2 (11) Subdural hygroma 1 (6) Sunken skin flap syndrome 3 (17) Cerebrospinal fluid leak 1 (6) Bone resorption 0 (0)
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