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Table 5 Postoperative complications

From: Impact of peritumoral brain edema on pre- and postoperative clinical conditions and on long-term outcomes in patients with intracranial meningiomas

 

All patients

No. (%)

No edema

No. (%)

Edema < 51.95 cm3

No. (%)

Edema ≥ 51.95 cm3

No. (%)

p value

Total postoperative complications

255 (36.6)

102 (28.2)

86 (41.5)

67 (52.8)

< 0.001

Surgical complications

     

 Bleeding

87 (12.5)

22 (6.1)

37 (17.9)

28 (22)

< 0.001

 NK

3 (0.4)

3 (0.8)

–

–

 

 CSF fistula

55 (7.9)

28 (7.7)

11 (5.3)

16 (12.6)

0.067

 NK

4 (0.6)

4 (1.1)

–

–

 

 Meningitis

4 (0.6)

2 (0.6)

1 (0.5)

1 (0.8)

NK*

 NK

4 (0.6)

4 (1.1)

–

–

 

 Palsy

22 (3.2)

6 (1.7)

8 (3.9)

8 (6.3)

NK*

 NK

4 (0.6)

4 (1.1)

–

–

 

 Cranial nerve disorder

68 (9.8)

46 (12.7)

14 (6.8)

8 (6.3)

0.024

 NK

4 (0.6)

4 (1.1)

–

–

 

 Aphasia

18 (2.6)

4 (1.1)

7 (3.4)

7 (5.5)

NK*

 NK

1 (0.1)

1 (0.3)

–

–

 

 Seizure

28 (4)

10 (2.8)

13 (6.3)

5 (3.9)

NK*

 NK

4 (0.6)

4 (1.1)

–

–

 

 Delirium

13 (1.9)

2 (0.6)

6 (2.9)

5 (3.9)

NK*

 NK

4 (0.6)

4 (1.1)

–

–

 

 Ischemic infarction

14 (2)

2 (0.6)

7 (3.4)

5 (3.9)

NK*

 NK

4 (0.6)

4 (1.1)

–

–

 

Systemic complications

     

 Heart attack

1 (0.1)

1 (0.3)

–

–

NK*

 NK

1 (0.1)

1 (0.3)

–

–

 

 Heart failure

5 (0.7)

2 (0.6)

2 (1)

1 (0.8)

NK*

 NK

4 (0.6)

4 (1.1)

–

–

 

 Vein thrombosis

8 (1.1)

4 (1.1)

3 (1.4)

1 (0.8)

NK*

 NK

1 (0.1)

1 (0.3)

–

–

 

 Pulmonary embolism

4 (0.6)

1 (0.3)

1 (0.5)

2 (1.6)

NK*

 NK

1 (0.1)

1 (0.3)

–

–

 

 Pneumonia

9 (1.3)

1 (0.3)

5 (2.4)

3 (2.4)

NK*

 NK

1 (0.1)

1 (0.3)

–

–

 

 Respiratory insufficiency

6 (0.9)

2 (0.6)

3 (1.4)

1 (0.8)

NK*

 NK

1 (0.1)

1 (0.3)

–

–

 

 Renal insufficiency

2 (0.3)

–

1 (0.5)

1 (0.8)

NK*

 NK

1 (0.1)

1 (0.3)

–

–

 

 Endocrine disorder

4 (0.6)

1 (0.3)

1 (0.5)

2 (1.6)

NK*

 NK

4 (0.6)

4 (1.1)

–

–

 

 Pneumothorax

10 (11.4)

3 (0.8)

5 (2.4)

2 (1.6)

NK*

 NK

1 (0.1)

1 (0.3)

–

–

 

Hospital length of stay (days, median (IQR))

12.0 (8.0–15.0)

11.0 (8.0–15.0)

13.0 (9.0–16.0)

14.0 (10.0–17.0)

< 0.001

 Mean

12.7

11.9

13.2

14.1

 

 NK (no. of cases)

8 (1.1)

6 (1.7)

1 (0.5)

1 (0.8)

 

Dismissal

    

< 0.001

 Dismissal home

538 (77.3)

303 (83.7)

147 (71)

88 (69.3)

 

 Dismissal to rehabilitation clinic or other hospital

125 (18)

42 (11.6)

50 (24.2)

33 (26)

 

 NK (no. of cases)

33 (4.7)

17 (4.7)

10 (4.8)

6 (4.7)

 

Follow-up (months, median (IQR))

23.7 (5.0–61.6)

25.5 (5.3–66.5)

21.3 (2.9–47.2)

20.9 (5.1–59.2)

0.151

 Mean

40.3

42.8

34.9

41.6

 

Follow-up (months/maximum)

202.6

202.6

192

184.7

 

 NK (no. of cases)

47 (6.8)

17 (4.7)

15 (7.2)

15 (11.8)

 
  1. Variables with significant differences between the three groups are highlighted in bold
  2. No. number, NK not known, IQR interquartile range, p value p value for differences between the three groups (without and with edema) (Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables, Kruskal–Wallis test for continuous variables)
  3. *Dichotomous variables with less than 50 occurrences in one of the categories in all patients were not tested for differences between the three groups (without and with edema)
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