From: Outcome prediction in disorders of consciousness: the role of coma recovery scale revised
Cohort n = 180 | VS n = 123 | MCS n = 57 | p* | |
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Age (years) | 51.1 ± 17.3 | 50.1 ± 16.4 | 53.1 ± 19.2 | 0.279 |
Male (%) | 120 (66.7) | 84 (68.3) | 36 (63.2) | 0.610 |
Etiology (%) | 0.079 | |||
Traumatic | 54 (30.0) | 37 (30.1) | 17 (29.8) | |
Anoxic | 24 (13.3) | 21 (17.1) | 3 (5.3) | |
Vascular | 102 (56.7) | 65 (52.8) | 37 (64.9) | |
Days in IRU (%) | 0.974 | |||
< 31 | 71 (39.4) | 49 (39.8) | 22 (38.6) | |
31–59 | 83 (46.1) | 56 (45.5) | 27 (47.4) | |
60–89 | 26 (14.4) | 18 (14.6) | 8 (14.0) | |
Route of Feeding (%) | 0.031 | |||
PF | 7 (3.9) | 5 (4.1) | 2 (3.5) | |
NGT | 118 (65.6) | 73 (59.3) | 45 (78.9) | |
PEG | 55 (30.6) | 45 (36.6) | 10 (17.5) | |
Tracheostomy (%) | 164 (91.1) | 117 (95.1) | 47 (82.5) | 0.013 |
CRS | 6.0 (4.0–9.0) | 5.00 (3.0–6.0) | 11.0 (9.0–12.0) | < 0.001 |
Follow-up (weeks) | 6.8 ± 2.0 | 7.4 ± 1.4 | 5.6 ± 2.4 | < 0.001 |