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Table 3 Main complications of patients with unilateral brain swelling after severe traumatic brain injury

From: Effects of unilateral decompressive craniectomy on patients with unilateral acute post-traumatic brain swelling after severe traumatic brain injury

Variable

Unilatereal DC group

(n = 37)

Control group

(n = 37)

P-values

Cenencephalocele (%)

2 (5.4%)

6 (16.2%)

0.134

Delayed intracranial hematoma (%)

8 (21.6%)

2 (5.4%)

0.041

Subdural effusion (%)

4 (10.8%)

0

0.040

Intracranial infection (%)

1 (2.7)

0

0.314

Pulmonary infection (%)

11 (29.7)

13 (35.1)

0.619

Hemorrhage in digestive tract (%)

17 (45.9)

20 (54.0)

0.485

Hypoglycemia (%)

12 (32.4)

13 (35.1)

0.806

Thrombocytopenia (%)

8 (21.6)

7 (18.9)

0.772

Electrolyte disorders (%)

19 (51.4)

23 (62.2)

0.348

Renal malfunction (%)

13 (35.3)

9 (24.3)

0.309

  1. DC = decompressive craniectomy