Clinical outcome measures
| Variable | Mean (SD) or N |
| Tracheostomy | 26 |
| PEG tube placement | 44 |
| NSICU LOS (days) | 8.5 (4.8–14)* |
| Hospital LOS (days) | 17 (9–24)* |
| Discharge destination | |
| Home | 4 |
| Acute rehabilitation | 58 |
| Subacute rehabilitation | 29 |
| Hospice | 4 |
| Death or terminal extubation | 3 |
| Transfer back to transferring hospital | 1 |
| Remains inpatient for social reasons | 1 |
| Mortality at 30 days | 9 |
| Modified Rankin Score at 180 days | |
| 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 19 |
| 3 | 17 |
| 4 | 25 |
| 5 | 13 |
| 6 | 16 |
*Median (IQR).
LOS, length of stay; NSICU, neurosurgical intensive care unit.