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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of all Bilateral DC TBI patients according to 3-Month Outcome

From: Characteristics and therapeutic profile of TBI patients who underwent bilateral decompressive craniectomy: experience with 151 cases

 

Poor outcome (mRS 4–5, and death)

Good outcome (mRS 0–3)

P value

n

94

57

151

Age (years)

54.13 (24.14–63.21)

51.18 (22.13–58.93)

< 0.001*

Male (n, %)

71 (75.5)

41 (71.9)

0.702

Mechanism of injury (n, %)

  

0.115

 Motor vehicle accident

33 (35.1)

11 (19.3)

 

 Fall

13 (13.8)

14 (24.6)

 

 Stumble

19 (20.2)

15 (26.3)

 

 Blow to head

17 (18.1)

13 (22.8)

 

 Others

12 (12.7)

4 (7.1)

 

Pupillary reactions (n, %)

  

< 0.001*

 Both reacting

7 (7.4)

39 (68.4)

 

 One reacting

43 (45.8)

17 (29.8)

 

 None reacting

44 (46.8)

1 (1.8)

 

 GCS at admission

6.32 ± 3.16

12.19 ± 2.08

< 0.001*

Type of injury (n, %)#

   

 SDH

34 (36.1)

18 (31.6)

0.601

 EDH

16 (17.02)

12 (21.05)

0.663

 IPH

26 (27.6)

24 (42.11)

0.076

 tSAH

42 (44.7)

37 (64.9)

0.019*

 DAI

22 (23.4)

14 (24.6)

0.999

 Skull fracture

27 (28.7)

22 (28,5)

0.999

Coagulopathy

36 (38.3)

8 (14.04)

0.0016*

WBCs, (x109/L)

19.91 ± 6.17

11.38 ± 6.27

< 0.001*

NLR, (%)

28.11 ± 14.52

8.18 ± 5.14

< 0.001*

USS

34 (36.2)

10 (17.5)

0.016*

ICP monitoring

51 (54.3)

39 (68.4)

0.091

ICP value (mmHg)

14.78 (10.13–19.93)

12.12 (8.34–16.41)

< 0.001*

  1. Data are given as mean ± SD, n (%), or median (IQR) unless otherwise noted
  2. DAI diffused axonal injury, EDH extradural hematoma, ICP intracranial pressure, IPH intra-parenchyma hematoma, NLR neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, SDH subdural hematoma, tSAH traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, USS unplanned secondary surgery, WBC white blood cells
  3. *P < 0.05
  4. #Patients may suffer more than one item