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Table 2 PbtO2-insult definitions in relation to favourable outcome and mortality

From: Brain tissue oxygen monitoring in traumatic brain injury—part II: isolated and combined insults in relation to outcome

 

All

Favourable

Unfavourable

p

Survivor

Deceased

p

Median pbtO2

27 (21–33)

28 (21–30)

25 (20–31)

0.06

27 (22–33)

25 (19–31)

0.09

Mean pbtO2

27 (22–33)

28 (23–34)

25 (21–32)

0.045

28 (22–34)

25 (19–31)

0.07

%GMT below threshold

pbtO2 < 10 mmHg (%)

0 (0–2)

0 (0–1)

0 (0–4)

0.008

0 (0–1)

0 (0–4)

0.17

pbtO2 < 15 mmHg (%)

3 (0–15)

2 (0–9)

6 (0–19)

0.008

3 (0–13)

5 (0–22)

0.11

pbtO2 < 20 mmHg (%)

17 (4–43)

12 (2–40)

22 (4–53)

0.02

15 (3–41)

21 (4–56)

0.13

pbtO2 < 25 mmHg (%)

43 (14–74)

35 (10–66)

51 (19–76)

0.046

40 (14–69)

52 (14–85)

0.12

pbtO2 < 30 mmHg (%)

69 (39–93)

64 (31–89)

79 (46–96)

0.051

67 (35–91)

80 (45–97)

0.08

pbtO2 < 35 mmHg (%)

89 (63–99)

84 (58–98)

92 (65–99)

0.06

86 (62–98)

92 (71–100)

0.09

pbtO2 < 40 mmHg (%)

97 (79–100)

96 (79–100)

98 (81–100)

0.12

97 (79–100)

98 (87–100)

0.14

Dose below threshold per hour

pbtO2 < 10 mmHg (%)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.1)

0.01

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.1)

0.15

pbtO2 < 15 mmHg (%)

0.1 (0.0–0.4)

0.0 (0.0–0.2)

0.1 (0.0–0.5)

0.006

0.0 (0.0–0.3)

0.1 (0.0–0.5)

0.13

pbtO2 < 20 mmHg (%)

0.5 (0.1–1.8)

0.4 (0.1–1.4)

0.9 (0.1–2.4)

0.008

0.5 (0.1–1.5)

0.6 (0.1–2.6)

0.11

pbtO2 < 25 mmHg (%)

2.0 (0.6–4.9)

1.6 (0.4–4.1)

2.4 (0.8–5.6)

0.01

1.8 (0.6–4.3)

2.4 (0.6–6.4)

0.13

pbtO2 < 30 mmHg (%)

4.8 (2.0–8.8)

3.9 (1.4–7.9)

5.7 (2.5–10.0)

0.01

4.5 (2.0–8.4)

5.9 (2.0–11.1)

0.11

pbtO2 < 35 mmHg (%)

8.6 (4.4–13.5)

7.6 (3.7–12.7)

10.2 (5.3–14.8)

0.02

10.1 (5.3–14.8)

10.0 (4.9–15.9)

0.10

pbtO2 < 40 mmHg (%)

13.1 (8.5–18.5)

12.2 (7.5–17.6)

14.8 (9.4–19.6)

0.03

14.8 (9.5–19.6)

14.6 (9.2–20.9)

0.09

  1. Bold and italics indicate statistical significance
  2. The variables in the table were described as median values (IQR). The Mann–Whitney U test was used to compare pbtO2 in the different outcome groups
  3. GMT good monitoring time, IQR interquartile range, PbtO2 partial brain tissue oxygenation