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Table 6 Multivariable adjusted analysis of factors influencing the outcome of patientsa

From: Factors that may improve outcomes of early traumatic brain injury care: prospective multicenter study in Austria

Predictor

ICU Outcome (Alive = 1)

Hospital Outcome (Alive = 1)

Long Term Outcome (favorable = 1)

OR (CI 95 %)

p-value

OR (CI 95 %)

p-value

OR (CI 95 %)

P-value

Study Phase

      

Phase 1

reference

-

reference

-

reference

-

Phase 2

2.92 (1.35–6.31)

<0.01

3.01 (1.41–6.38)

<0.01

3.14 (1.72–5.73)

<0.001

Age

0.93 (0.92–0.96)

<0.001

0.94 (0.92–0.96)

<0.001

0.95 (0.94–0.97)

<0.001

ISS

0.93 (0.91–0.96)

<0.001

0.94 (0.92–0.96)

<0.001

0.96 (0.94–0.98)

<0.001

GCS

1.24 (1.12–1.38)

<0.001

1.29 (1.16–1.43)

<0.001

1.2 (1.11–1.29)

<0.001

Pupils

      

None reactive

Reference

-

Reference

-

Reference

-

One reactive

9.89 (2.12–45.9)

<0.01

7.57 (1.75–32.6)

<0.01

4.03 (1.09–14.85)

<0.01

Both reactive

6.66 (2.58–17.1)

<0.001

6.09 (2.42–15.32)

<0.001

4.95 (1.97–12.45)

<0.001

Midline shift

      

>5 mm

Reference

-

Reference

-

reference

-

<5 mm

0.55 (0.17–1.74)

0.309

0.58 (0.18–1.81)

0.348

2.07 (0.71–6)

0.18

No shift

1.92 (0.79–4.66)

0.149

1.56 (0.66–3.71)

0.314

5 (2.26–11)

<0.001

Ringers lactate administered

1.56 (0.62–3.97)

0.348

2.01 (0.83–4.89)

0.124

1.44(0.69–3.01)

0.319

Ringers solution administered

1.25 (0.49–3.12)

0.635

1.51 (0.63–3.6)

0.358

0.93 (0.45–1.91)

0.843

Colloids administered

0.58 (0.13–2.41)

0.447

0.6 (0.15–2.42)

0.472

0.9 (0.26–3.14)

0.869

EMS arrival to admission time <60 min

1.49 (0.61–3.71)

0.384

2.29 (0.95–5.49)

0.063

0.87 (0.42–1.8)

0.715

Admission to first CT time <60 min

1.39 (0.59–3.3)

0.441

1.14 (0.49–2.65)

0.761

1.54 (0.79–3.04)

0.203

  1. Legend: ISS Injury Severity Score, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, EMS Emergency Medical Service, OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, ICU Intensive Care Unit
  2. aThe models used also center as a predictor, thus the presented results took the ‘center effect’ into account (actual OR and p-values are not listed in the table due to large space required)