Table 5 The distribution of cerebral performance category score at 1 month and the cause of death
Variable | Total (N = 489) | Highly malignant or malignant patterns with delta or undetermined frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (N = 239) | No (N = 250) | ||
CPC 1 | 134 (27.4%) | 2 (0.8%) | 132 (52.8%) |
CPC 2 | 14 (2.9%) | 1 (0.4%) | 13 (5.2%) |
CPC 3 | 19 (3.9%) | 4 (1.7%) | 15 (6.0%) |
CPC 4 | 91 (18.6%) | 53 (22.2%) | 38 (15.2%) |
CPC 5 | 231 (47.2%) | 179 (74.9%) | 52 (20.8%) |
Cause of death | |||
Cerebral cause | 108 (46.8%) | 92 (51.4%) | 16 (30.8%) |
Multiple organ failure | 68 (29.4%) | 47 (26.3%) | 21 (40.4%) |
Cardiovascular cause | 25 (10.8%) | 17 (9.5%) | 8 (15.4%) |
Others/ Unknown | 30 (13.0%) | 23 (12.8%) | 7 (13.5%) |
Death after awakeninga | 6 (2.6%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (11.5%) |
Withholding therapies | 52 (10.6%) | 42 (17.6%) | 10 (4.0%) |
No therapeutic escalation | 9 (1.8%) | 8 (3.3%) | 1 (0.4%) |
No cardiopulmonary resuscitation | 41 (8.4%) | 32 (13.4%) | 9 (3.6%) |
Time to withholding of active treatment, hours | 82.0 (40.3–118.3) | 89.5 (39.5–125.0) | 78.0 (35.8–97.0) |