Improved Outcomes following the Establishment of a Neurocritical Care Unit in Saudi Arabia

Table 2

Primary and secondary outcomes.

	Group 1	Group 2	value
Primary outcomes
ICU mortality (n (%))	37 (10.2%)	11 (5.3%)	0.034
Hospital mortality (n (%))	71 (19.5%)	19 (9.1%)	0.001
Secondary outcomes
ICU LOS (days; mean ± SD)	21.4 ± 18.5	15 ± 12.5	<0.001
Discharge GCS (mean ± SD)	11.5 ± 2.6	12.5 ± 2.5	0.025
Tracheostomy (n (%))	52 (14.3%)	28 (13.5%)	0.006
ICP monitoring, (n (%))	87 (24%)	112 (53.8%)	<0.001
Neurosurgical interventions (n (%))	34 (9.3%)	41 (19.7%)	<0.001

NCCU = neurocritical care unit; ICU = intensive care unit; LOS = length of stay; GCS = Glasgow Coma Scale; ICP = intracranial pressure.