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Table 3 Distribution of the patients according to timing of death (day) and cause of death

From: Validity of neuron-specific enolase as a prognostic tool in acute ischemic stroke in adults at Suez Canal University Hospital

 

No. (%)

Timing of death (days)

 Mean ± SD

9.2 ± 3.8

 Median (Min.–Max.)

8.5 (5.0–16.0)

Cause of death

 Brain herniation

5 (83.3%)

 Hospital acquired pneumonia

1 (16.7%)

 Multiple organ failure

0 (0%)

 Use of mechanical ventilation

0 (0%)