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Table 4 Patients who underwent IICPM and were alive at discharge

From: Protocol based invasive intracranial pressure monitoring in acute liver failure: feasibility, safety and impact on management

Patient number

Etiology

Liver transplant

(yes/no)

Sustained ICP elevation (yes/no)

TIL (basic)

GOS at discharge

GOS at 6 months

1

Epstein Barr virus

Yes

Yes

2

4

5

2

Idiopathic

Yes

No

1

3

5

3

Hepatitis B

Yes

Yes

2

3

3

4

Acetaminophen

No

No

1

4

N/A

5

Acetaminophen

No

No

1

3

N/A

6

Ischemic

No

Yes

2

3

3

7

Highly active anti-retroviral therapy

No

No

1

3

N/A

8

Acetaminophen

No

Yes

2

4

N/A

9

Acetaminophen

No

No

1

4

N/A

10

Acetaminophen

No

Yes

4

3

5

11

Acetaminophen

No

Yes

2

4

N/A

12a

Acetaminophen

No

No

1

3

5

  1. Descriptive table of patients who underwent invasive intracranial pressure monitoring (IICPM), and were alive at discharge, with individual functional outcomes ICP intracranial pressure, GOS Glasgow Outcome Scale, TIL therapeutic intensity level, N/A Not Applicable
  2. aThe only patient to suffer a complication of IICPM - an asymptomatic 6-mm subdural hematoma
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