Table 1: Clinical and demographic
characteristics of patients.
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Groups (Brain death time) |
P |
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3-5d group (n = 29) |
5-7d group (n = 50) |
> 7d group (n = 25) |
All
patients (n = 104) |
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|
Demographic characteristics |
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Age(years) |
40.10 ± 14.08 |
38.60 ± 11.33 |
45.96 ± 9.28 |
40.79 ± 12.00 |
0.039 |
|
days |
9.14 ± 5.00 |
5.52 ± 3.48 |
6.96 ± 5.71 |
6.88 ± 4.74 |
0.004 |
|
Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
23 (79.30) |
41 (82.00) |
21 (84.00) |
85 (81.70) |
0.904 |
|
Female |
6 (20.70) |
9 (18.00) |
4 (16.00) |
19 (18.30) |
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Clinical characteristics |
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|
Diagnosis |
|
|
|
|
|
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hemorrhagic |
14 (48.30) |
22 (44.00) |
15 (60.00) |
51 (49.00) |
0.424 |
|
traumatic |
15 (51.70) |
28 (56.00) |
10 (40.00) |
53 (51.00) |
|
|
Pupil shape |
|
|
|
|
|
|
normal |
0 (0.00) |
11 (22.00) |
11 (44.00) |
22 (21.20) |
< 0.001 |
|
anisocoria |
3 (10.30) |
11 (22.00) |
8 (32.00) |
22 (21.200 |
|
|
mydriasis |
26 (89.70) |
28 (56.00) |
6 (24.00) |
60 (57.70) |
|
|
Pupillary light reflex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sensitive |
1 (3.40） |
8 (16.00) |
8 (32.00) |
17 (16.30) |
< 0.001 |
|
Slow |
2 (6.90) |
17 (34.00) |
11 (44.00) |
30 (28.80) |
|
|
disappear |
26 (89.70) |
25 (50.00) |
6 (24.00) |
57 (54.80) |
|
|
Corneal reflex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sensitive |
0 (0.00) |
5 (10.00) |
9 (36.00) |
14 (13.50) |
< 0.001 |
|
disappear |
29 (100.00) |
45 (90.00) |
16 (64.00) |
90 (86.50) |
|
|
Cough reflex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
1 (3.40) |
6 (12.00) |
13 (52.00) |
20 (19.20) |
< 0.001 |
|
no |
28 (96.60) |
44 (88.00) |
12 (48.00) |
84 (80.80) |
|
|
Pain reaction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sensitive |
0 (0.00) |
2 (4.00) |
5 (20.00) |
7 (6.70) |
< 0.001 |
|
Slow |
4 (13.80) |
24 (48.00) |
16 (64.00) |
44 (42.30) |
|
|
disappear |
25 (86.20) |
24 (48.00) |
4 (16.00) |
53 (51.00) |
|
|
Cisterna ambiens |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Normal |
0 (0.00) |
1 (2.00) |
5 (20.00) |
6 (5.80) |
< 0.001 |
|
Narrow |
3 (10.30) |
19 (38.00) |
13 (52.00) |
35 (33.70) |
|
|
disappear |
26 (89.70) |
30 (60.00) |
7 (28.00) |
63 (60.60) |
|
|
Whirlpool sign |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
11 (37.90) |
21 (42.00) |
15 (60.00) |
47 (45.20) |
0.219 |
|
Yes |
18 (62.10) |
29 (58.00) |
10 (40.00) |
57 (54.80) |
|
|
Cerebral hernia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
3 (10.30) |
19 (38.00) |
15 (60.00) |
37 (35.60) |
0.001 |
|
Yes |
26 (89.70) |
31 (62.00) |
10 (40.00) |
67 (64.40) |
|
|
Intraventricular
hemorrhage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
5 (17.20) |
22 (44.00) |
17 (68.00) |
44 (42.30) |
0.001 |
|
Yes |
24 (82.80) |
28 (56.00) |
8 (32.00) |
60 (57.70) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
25 (86.20) |
42 (84.00) |
21 (84.00) |
88 (84.60) |
0.962 |
|
Yes |
4 (13.80) |
8 (16.00) |
4 (16.00) |
16 (15.40) |
|
|
Subarachnoid hemorrhage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
13 (44.80) |
17 (34.00) |
13 (52.00) |
43 (41.30) |
0.297 |
|
Yes |
16 (55.20) |
33 (66.00) |
12 (48.00) |
61 (58.70) |
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