Table 3 Characterization of outcomes
From: Safety and costs analysis of early hospital discharge after brain tumour surgery: a pilot study
Variables | General (66) | Pre (32) | Post (34) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Extent of resection | 0.352 | |||
GTR | 52 (78.8) | 23 (71.9) | 29 (85.3) | |
STR | 13 (19.7) | 9 (28.1) | 4 (11.8) | |
Partial / Biopsy | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.9) | |
Postoperative motor status | 0.928 | |||
Maintained | 44 (67.7) | 20 (64.5) | 24 (70.6) | |
Improvement | 11 (16.9) | 6 (19.4) | 5 (14.7) | |
New mild deficit | 4 (6.2) | 3 (9.7) | 1 (2.9) | |
New severe deficit | 6 (9.2) | 2 (6.5) | 4 (11.8) | |
Post-operative dysphagia | 6 (9.2) | 3 (9.7) | 3 (8.8) | 1.000 |
LOS | ||||
Early discharge (%) | 17 (25.8) | 1 (3.1) | 16 (47.1) | < 0.001 |
LOS (days) | 4 (2–7) | 5 (4–8) | 3 (2–5) | 0.001 |
ICU stay (hours) | 26.6 (23.3–52.0) | 28.8 (22.7–67.1) | 26.5 (23.5–50.9) | 0.663 a |
Proportion of ICU stay / LOS | 0.38 (0.18–0.51) | 0.25 (0.15–0.46) | 0.44 (0.33–0.65) | 0.030 a |