Functional outcome and mortality prediction after decompressive craniectomy in patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction

Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery

Table 3 Univariant correlation analysis between prognostic factors and functional outcome after decompressive craniectomy

Prognostic factors	Correlation coefficient	p value
Age	0.047	0.008*
Gender	− 0.1	0.705
Clinical factors and radiological findings
GCS	− 0.2	0.026*
Isochoric pupils	− 0.78	0.044*
Midline shift	− 0.03	0.566
Left side	0.21	0.539
Hemorrhagic infarction	0.008	0.094
Contralateral ventriculomegaly	0.65	0.036*
Risk factors
Diabetes mellitus	0.66	0.03*
Cardiac	0.04	0.02*
Hypertension	0.48	0.17
Management
Previous treatment (TPA or embolectomy)	0.26	0.13
Time lapse between stroke onset and surgery	− 0.13	0.2
Time lapse between deterioration and surgery	0.06	0.002*
Complications
Redo	1.3	0.15
Postoperative infection	− 0.57	0.4
Sunken flap	− 0.98	0.002*
Hydrocephalus	0.35	0.35