Refractory Status Epilepticus: Experience in a Neurological Intensive Care Unit

Table 6

Univariate analysis of factors associated with lack of control of RSE.

Factor	Uncontrolled RSE 𝑛=10
	OR	95% CI	𝑃 value
Age >60 years	0.58	0.11–2.98	0.4
APACHE II Score >15	1.41	0.36–5.46	0.43
Etiology: stroke	5.09	1.2–21.56	0.023
Etiology: neuroinfection	4.57	0.93–22.42	0.08
Etiology: anoxia/hypoxia	0.4	0.03–6.91	0.65
Etiology: brain tumour	1.00	0.14–7.19	0.57
Etiology: traumatic brain injury	0.63	0.07–5.53	0.94
Systemic abnormalities	1.21	0.12–11.43	0.66
Underlying epileptic disease	0.29	0.03–2.44	0.41
Acute neurological lesion	0.83	0.74–0.98	0.11
Coma	0.83	0.21–3.23	0.52
General anesthesia	0.91	0.17–4.77	0.64
Previous treatment time over 10 hours	1.09	0.2–5.68	0.64

APACHE II: The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Score; OR: Odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.