Table 1 Characterization of the patient and preoperative clinical status
From: Safety and costs analysis of early hospital discharge after brain tumour surgery: a pilot study
Variables | General (66) | Pre-DAHD (32) | DAHD (34) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean ± standard deviation) | 51.5 ± 13,8 | 53.9 ± 12.5 | 49.2 ± 14.7 | 0.165 a |
Female Gender | 39 (59.1) | 14 (43.8) | 13 (38.2) | 0.649 |
Ethnics | 0.854 | |||
Caucasian | 32 (53.3) | 15 (50.0) | 17 (56.7) | |
Brown (mulatto) | 21 (35.0) | 11 (36.7) | 10 (33.3) | |
African-American | 7 (11.7) | 4 (13.3) | 3 (10.0) | |
Comorbidities | ||||
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.1 (22.5–28.1) | 25.1 (21.9–28.5) | 25.0 (23.2–27.7) | 0.495 b |
Obesity | 11 (18.6) | 5 (16.7) | 6 (20.7) | 0.692 |
Hypertension | 23 (35.9) | 12 (38.7) | 11 (33.3) | 0.654 |
Diabetes | 7 (10.9) | 3 (9.7) | 4 (12.1) | 1.000 |
Smoker | 5 (7.8) | 3 (9.7) | 2 (6.1) | 0.667 |
ASA | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 0.486 |
ASA ≥3 | 22 (33.8) | 13 (40.6) | 9 (27.3) | 0.255 |
Preoperative clinical status | ||||
Alteration of the LOC | 10 (15.2) | 7 (21.9) | 3 (8.8) | 0.180 |
Motor deficit | 0.696 | |||
Not present | 35 (53.0) | 17 (53.1) | 18 (52.9) | |
Light (grade IV MRC) | 16 (24.2) | 9 (28.1) | 7 (20.6) | |
Severe (grade III MRC or less) | 15 (22.7) | 6 (18.8) | 9 (26.5) | |
Dysphagia | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.0) | 1.000 |
KPS < 70% | 20 (30.3) | 11 (34.4) | 9 (26.5) | 0.485 |
ECOG ≥3 | 14 (21.2) | 9 (28.1) | 5 (14.7) | 0.183 |