02 March 2021: Clinical Research
Comparison of the Performance of 24 Early Warning Scores with the Updated National Early Warning Score (NEWS2) for Predicting Unplanned Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Admission in Postoperative Brain Tumor Patients: A Retrospective Study at a Single Center
Lingli Peng 12AEFG , Zhen Luo 3CE , Lingling Liang 4BG , Mingming Liu 3B , Lingyao Meng 3B , Jianwen Tan 5B , Lili Song 3BF , Yan Zhang 3AD* , Lixiang Wu 1AD*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.929168
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929168
Table 3 Patient demographics between the case and control groups.
| Characteristics | Case (N=69) | Control (N=257) | t/χ2/U | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, N(%) | ||||
| Male | 32 (46.38%) | 124 (48.25%) | 0.076 | 0.782 |
| Female | 37 (53.62%) | 133 (51.75%) | ||
| Age(years), mean±SD | 52±16.32 | 48±12.72 | −2.690 | 0.007 |
| BMI(kg/m), mean±SD | 22.4±4.11 | 23.6±3.52 | 1.951 | 0.052 |
| LOS(d), mean±SD | 23±10.92 | 15±5.86 | −5.476 | 0.000 |
| Co-morbidity | ||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 7 (10.1%) | 13 (5.1%) | 2.444 | 0.118 |
| Hypertension | 19 (27.5%) | 49 (19.1%) | 2.364 | 0.124 |
| Heart disease | 7 (10.1%) | 7 (2.7%) | 5.595 | 0.018 |
| Pulmonary disease | 4 (5.8%) | 9 (3.5%) | 0.748 | 0.387 |
| Tumor type, N(%) | 8.033 | 0.144 | ||
| Hypophysoma | 6 (8.7%) | 42 (16.3%) | ||
| Meningioma | 24 (34.8%) | 96 (37.4%) | ||
| Craniopharyngioma | 5 (7.3%) | 9 (3.5%) | ||
| Acoustic neuroma | 6 (8.7%) | 25 (9.7%) | ||
| Glioma | 21 (30.4%) | 57 (22.2%) | ||
| Hemangioblastoma | 2 (2.9%) | 16 (6.2%) | ||
| Chordoma | 1 (1.5%) | 4 (1.6%) | ||
| Lymphadenoma | 1 (1.5%) | 3 (1.2%) | ||
| Goniolma | 3 (4.4%) | 5 (2.0%) | ||
| SD – standard deviation; BMI – body mass index; LOS – length of stay. | ||||