Brain death and potential organ donors in neurocritical care mortality.

Methods We performed an analysis of a 10-year prospective observational cohort database of 6138 patients (58.2% of males, mean: age 55.9 ± 14.7 years, body weight 78.3 ± 15.6 kg, body mass index 26.9 ± 4.7, NICU stay 3.8 ± 5.3 days, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score on admission 10.63 ± 5.2) admitted to a single adult neurointensive care unit (NICU). There were 3462 (56.4%) patients (pts) with brain disease (stroke 43.2%, tumour 31.1%, trauma 13.6%, epilepsy 3.8%, hydrocephalus 3.4%, infection 2.5%, others 2.2%), 10.3% of pts had internal carotid artery stenosis (ACI), 32.6% of pts had spine diseases and 0.7% of pts had other disorders. Mean Glasgow Coma Scale on admission was 13.79 ± 2.51 and Glasgow Outcome scale upon discharge from NICU 3.97 ± 1.13.