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Table 3 Insult-combinations of pbtO2 and ICP, PRx, CPP, and ∆CPPopt 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

ICP and pbtO2, %GMT above/below threshold

ICP > 20 mmHg (%)

9 (2–32)

7 (2–28)

14 (2–36)

0.15

7 (2–28)

28 (5–58)

 < 0.001

ICP > 20 mmHg and pbtO2 < 15 mmHg (%)

0.2 (0.0–1.4)

0.2 (0.0–0.7)

0.2 (0.0–2.1)

0.11

0.1 (0.0–0.8)

0.8 (0.0–5.4)

0.007

ICP > 20 mmHg and pbtO2 > 15 mmHg (%)

7 (2–22)

7 (2–20)

9 (1–23)

0.64

6 (2–18)

14 (3–34)

0.01

ICP < 20 mmHg and pbtO2 < 15 mmHg (%)

1 (0–8)

1 (0–7)

2 (0–10)

0.55

1 (0–10)

1 (0–8)

0.39

PRx and pbtO2, %GMT above/below threshold

PRx > 0.30 (%)

25 (17–36)

22 (16–32)

29 (20–48)

 < 0.001

22 (16–32)

39 (26–64)

 < 0.001

PRx > 0.30 and pbtO2 < 15 mmHg (%)

0.5 (0.0–2.5)

0.4 (0.0–1.6)

0.9 (0.1–4.1)

0.02

0.4 (0.0–1.9)

1.6 (0.1–6.1)

0.02

PRx > 0.30 and pbtO2 > 15 mmHg (%)

18 (11–27)

18 (12–23)

19 (11–30)

0.26

17 (11–23)

24 (15–44)

 < 0.001

PRx < 0.30 and pbtO2 < 15 mmHg (%)

0.9 (0.0–5.7)

1.0 (0.0–5.2)

0.8 (0.0–6.3)

0.68

1.0 (0.0–6.2)

0.8 (0.1–5.5)

0.92

CPP and pbtO2, %GMT above/below threshold

CPP < 60 mmHg (%)

4 (2–8)

4 (2–7)

5 (2–10)

0.01

4 (2–7)

6 (3–15)

 < 0.001

CPP < 60 mmHg and pbtO2 < 15 mmHg (%)

0.1 (0.0–0.9)

0.1 (0.0–0.5)

0.2 (0.0–1.3)

0.02

0.1 (0.0–0.6)

0.3 (0.0–2.6)

0.007

CPP < 60 mmHg and pbtO2 > 15 mmHg (%)

2 (1–5)

2 (1–4)

2 (1–5)

0.70

2 (1–4)

3 (1–9)

0.07

CPP > 60 mmHg and pbtO2 < 15 mmHg (%)

1 (0–9)

1 (0–8)

2 (0–9)

0.45

1 (0–9)

2 (0–9)

0.88

∆CPPopt and pbtO2, %GMT above/below threshold

∆CPPopt < −5 mmHg (%)

28 (22–37)

27 (20–32)

31 (24–42)

0.003

27 (20–32)

39 (26–52)

 < 0.001

∆CPPopt < −5 mmHg and pbtO2 < 15 mmHg (%)

0.3 (0.0–3.3)

0.2 (0.0–1.9)

0.5 (0.0–4.6)

0.0503

0.2 (0.0–2.4)

0.6 (0.0–5.5)

0.06

∆CPPopt < −5 mmHg and pbtO2 > 15 mmHg (%)

19 (11–24)

19 (11–24)

18 (9–24)

0.55

18 (11–24)

21 (12–27)

0.16

∆CPPopt > −5 mmHg and pbtO2 < 15 mmHg (%)

1 (0–5)

1 (0–4)

0 (0–6)

0.92

1 (0–6)

1 (0–4)

0.31

  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. CPP cerebral perfusion pressure, CPPopt optimal CPP, ICP intracranial pressure, PbtO2 partial brain tissue oxygenation, PRx pressure reactivity index, ∆CPPopt CPP-CPPopt