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Table 1 Demographics and surgical parameters

From: Early cranioplasty versus traditional cranioplasty enhances surgical outcomes in patients with malignant cerebral infarction after decompressive craniectomy

Variables

Early CP

(n = 37)

Traditional

CP (n = 49)

Total

(n = 86)

χ2/t/U

p

Age (years)

57.51 ± 6.58

57.14 ± 6.08

57.30 ± 6.26

0.270

0.788

Sex (male/female)

20/17

23/26

43/43

0.653

0.514

Site of DC (left/right)

18/19

22/27

40/46

0.345

0.730

Operative time (minutes)

149.4 ± 30.64

168 ± 19.90

160 ± 26.59

3.405

0.001

Intraoperative blood loss (mL)

120(99,180)

160(114.5,215)

147.5(106.5,201.5)

678

0.046

Skull defect area (cm2)

127.9 ± 17.51

130.3 ± 16.78

129.3 ± 17.04

0.653

0.515

CP materials (PEEK/Titanium)

8/29

12/37

20/66

0.312

0.755

GCS at admission

10(8,12)

10(8,13)

10(8,13)

899

0.950

Pre-operative NIHSS

21.76 ± 8.97

20.78 ± 7.97

21.20 ± 8.38

0.536

0.594

Pre-operative mRS

4.38 ± 0.55

4.35 ± 0.63

4.36 ± 0.59

0.242

0.809

Pre-operative CRS-r

13.70 ± 5.75

14.45 ± 5.84

14.13 ± 5.78

0.591

0.556

Pre-operative mBI

23.38 ± 17.51

30.67 ± 18.52

27.53 ± 18.35

1.852

0.068

  1. DC: decompressive craniectomy
  2. CP: cranioplasty
  3. mBI: modified Barthel Index
  4. mRS: modified Rankin scale
  5. NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke scale
  6. CRS-r: coma remission scale-revised
  7. GCS: Glasgow coma scale
  8. PEEK: polyetheretherketone