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Table 2 Description of surviving patients with impaired consciousness (GCS <14) and regained consciousness (GCS14 and 15) at 14 days

From: Prehospital risk factors of mortality and impaired consciousness after severe traumatic brain injury: an epidemiological study

 

Total

GCS 14/15

GCS ≤13

 
 

N missing

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

P values

  

N = 411

N = 307

N = 104

 

Patient-related risks

     

Female

0

103 (25.1)

81 (26.4)

22 (21.2)

0.287

Age (median, IQR)

0

53 (34-68)

53 (33-69)

47 (25-64)

0.027

GCS in ED (median, IQR)

6

9 (3-14)

13 (3-15)

3 (3-4)

<0.0001

Abnormal pupil reaction in ED

13

69 (17.3)

38 (12.8)

31 (31.0)

<0.0001

ISS (median, IQR)

0

25 (20-32)

25 (17-29)

29 (25-38)

<0.0001

HAIS 4

0

216 (52.6)

184 (59.9)

32 (30.8)

<0.0001

HAIS 5

 

195 (47.5)

123 (40.1)

72 (69.2)

 

Falls

0

205 (49.9)

163 (53.1)

42 (40.4)

0.009

Road traffic accidents

 

139 (33.8)

91 (29.6)

48 (46.2)

 

Others mechanisms

 

67 (16.3)

53 (17.3)

14 (13.5)

 

Treatable prehospital risks

     

Hypotension (syst BP <90)

0

12 (2.9)

7 (2.3)

5 (4.8)

0.009

Hypoxemia

4

36 (8.9)

14 (4.6)

22 (21.2)

<0.0001

Hypothermic

0

83 (20.2)

51 (16.6)

32 (30.8)

0.002

Intervention-related risks

     

Time (median, IQR) [min]

107

50 (38-75)

57 (43-75)

49 (36-77)

0.092

Direct admission

0

306 (74.5)

216 (70.6)

90 (86.5)

0.001

Indirect admission

 

105 (25.6)

91 (29.4)

14 (13.5)

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