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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Pneumocephalus and headache following craniotomy during the immediate postoperative period

 

Total number of patients (%)

Sex

 Male

37 (46.8)

 Female

42 (53.2)

Age (years)

53.5 ± 9.2

Weight (kg)

69.8 ± 34.3

ASA

 1

25 (31.7)

 2

53 (67.1)

 3

1 (1.3)

Operation approach

 Trans-eyebrow

40 (50.6)

 Mini-pterional

39 (49.4)

Underlying disease

 Diabetes mellitus

  No

31 (39.2)

  Yes

48 (60.8)

 Hypertension

  No

35 (44.3)

  Yes

44 (55.7)

 Lipidemia

  No

58 (73.4)

  Yes

21 (26.6)

 Smoking

  No

63 (79.8)

  Yes

16 (20.3)

Duration of operation (min)

187.1 ± 44.3

Postoperative hospital stay (days)

7.0 ± 2.3

  1. Values are numbers (percentages) for categorical variables. Mean ± standard deviation (SD)