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Table 2 Clinical results

From: Rapidly progressive brain atrophy in septic ICU patients: a retrospective descriptive study using semiautomatic CT volumetry

 

Total (n = 48)

Brain atrophy group (n = 42)

No brain atrophy group (n = 6)

p

Radiological findings

    

Brain volume at 1st CT scan, mean ± SD, L

1.033 ± 0.120

1.041 ± 0.123

0.975 ± 0.072

0.16

Brain volume at 2nd CT scan, mean ± SD, L

1.000 ± 0.114

1.002 ± 0.121

0.986 ± 0.064

0.80

Percent change of brain volume, mean ± SD, %

–3.1 ± 2.9

–3.7 ± 2.6

1.2 ± 1.4

 < 0.001

Number of days between CT scans, median (IQR), days

29 (18–46)

31 (19–49)

20 (17–23)

0.07

Length of stay/mortality

    

Length of ICU stay, median (IQR), days

28 (15–45)

28 (15–48)

17 (3–31)

0.15

Length of hospital stay, median (IQR), days

41 (28–70)

45 (28–72)

30 (25–54)

0.29

Mortality, n (%)

14 (29.2)

11 (26.2)

3 (50.0)

0.24

  1. Significant value is given in bold