Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with extra-axial haematoma at Mulago NRH

Sex

Male

90

90.9

Age

Female

9

9.1

Below 30 years

50

50.5

30 years and above

49

49.5

Commute distance in (Km)

< 14

33

33.3

15–34

17

17.2

35–100

14

14.1

> 100

35

35.4

Marital status (n = 97)

Single

48

49.5

Married

49

50.5

Cause of trauma (n = 97)

RTA

51

52.6

Assault

35

36.1

Fall

8

8.3

Others

3

3.1

Who brought to hospital (n = 96)

Police

12

12.5

Nurse

18

18.7

Well wishers

11

11.5

Attendants

55

57.3

Mode of arrival (n = 97)

Ambulance

37

38.1

Motorcycle

6

6.2

Police pickup

14

14.4

Private vehicle

38

39.2

Public vehicle

2

2.1

Pre-hospital treatment (n = 75)

Oxygen

11

14.7

IV fluids

53

70.7

Mannitol

4

5.2

Antibiotics

2

2.7

Analgesia

5

6.7

Total post resuscitation GCS (n = 98)

Mild TBI

54

55.1

Moderate TBI

19

19.4

Severe TBI

25

25.5

Pulse (n = 70)

(Mean = 84.9) (SD = 21.5)

Oxygen saturation (n = 65)

< 90%

12

18.5

> 90%

53

81.5

Systolic BP (n = 70)

< 90

17

24.3

> 90

53

75.7

Pupillary size (n = 89)

Equal

84

94.4

Dilated right

3

3.4

Dilated left

2

2.3

Vomit

Yes

38

38.4

No

61

61.6

Convulsion

Yes

24

24.2

No

75

75.8

CSF leak (n = 93)

Nose

2

2.2

Nose and ears

1

1.1

None

90

96.8

Facial fractures (n = 91)

Yes

2

2.2

No

89

97.8

Limb weakness (n = 90)

Upper limb lift or right

2

2.3

Lower limb left or right

1

1.1

Both lower and upper limbs

2

2.2

None neither upper or lower

85

94.4

Type of surgery (n = 55)

Craniostomy/burr hole

1

1.8

Craniotomy

50

90.9

Craniectomy

4

7.3

Diagnosis made

ASDH

26

26.3

AEDH

71

71.7

Both ASDH and AEDH

2

2.0

Findings at surgery (n = 97)

Subdural hematoma

25

25.7

Epidural hematoma

69

71.1

Contusion

1

1.0

Others

2

2.1

Post-operative care area (n = 98)

ICU

1

1.0

HDU

10

10.2

Ward

87

88.8

Glasgow outcome

Dead

16

16.2

Vegetative state (vs)

1

1.0

Severe disability (sd)

12

12.1

Moderate disability (md)

48

48.5

Good recovery (gr)

22

22.2