From: Dramatic reduction of mortality in pneumococcal meningitis
GOS 5 | GOS < 5 | OR (95 % CI) | P value 2015 | |
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Intracranial complications | ||||
Cerebral ischemia | 4.3 % | 18.8 % | 5.08 (0.57–45.47) | 0.219 |
Seizures | 8.7 % | 18.8 % | 2.423 (0.44–13.28) | 0.446 |
Intracranial hemorrhage | 0 % | 6.3 % | 3.85a (0.178–84.19) | 0.504 |
Intracranial venous thrombosis | 4.3 % | 9.4 % | 2.27 (0.22–23.41) | 0.632 |
Brain edema | 8.7 % | 18.8 % | 2.42 (0.44–13.28) | 0.446 |
Hydrocephalus | 8.7 % | 18.8 % | 2.42 (0.44–13.28) | 0.446 |
Systemic complications | ||||
DICa | 4.3 % | 3.1 % | 0.71 (0.04–11.98) | 1.0 |
Sepsis | 4.3 % | 25.0 % | 7.33 (0.85–63.49) | 0.064 |
Pneumonia | 8.7 % | 31.3 % | 4.77 (0.93–24.41) | 0.055 |
Renal failure | 0 % | 9.4 % | 5.58b (0.27–113.50) | 0.257 |