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Table 3 Mortality rates and post-operative complications among patients groups

From: Evaluating the retro-auricular incision versus reversed question mark incision and Kempe's 'T-bar' incision for decompressive hemicraniectomy

Variable

RQM

(n = 80)

RA

(n = 50)

Kempe

(n = 50)

P value

All complications

N (%)

(32)40%

(19)38%

(20)40%

P1 = 0.5

P2 = 0.9

P3 = 0.1

Wound complications

N (%)

(8)10%

(2)4%

(4)8%

P1 = 0.02

P2 = 0.8

P3 = 0.02

Mortality rate

N (%)

(8)10%

(2)4%

(5)10%

P1 = 0.01

P2 = 0.45

P3 = 0.01

Complications

    

Wound dehiscence

(6)7.5%)

(1)2%

(5)10%

P1 = 0.001

P2 = 0.24

P3 = 0.01

Subdural empyema

(2)2.5%

(0)0%

(2)4%

P1 = 0.01

P2 = 0.43

P3 = 0.01

Cases went to re-surgery post-complications

(4)5%

(0)0%

(2)4%

P1 = 0.001

P2 = 0.45

P3 = 0.67