Skip to main content

Table 3 Demographic and clinical findings of the patients

From: Prediction of early mortality after primary decompressive craniectomy in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

 

Cases with early mortality

Survived cases

p value

Number of patients

32(30.77%)

72(69.13%)

 

Age

28.1 ± 11.4

30.5 ± 15

0.4

Gender

  

0.004

 Male

24(26%)

68(74%)

 Female

8(66.7%)

4(33.3%)

GCS

4.6 ± 1.7

6.1 ± 1.9

0.0001***

 GCS-3

12(50%)

12(50%)

0.009***

 GCS-4

8(50%)

8(50%)

 GCS-5

2(33.3%)

4(66.7%)

 GCS-6

4(33.3%)

8(66.7%)

 GCS-7

4(25%)

12(75%)

 GCS-8

2(6.7%)

28(93.3)

Marshall scale

5 ± 0.6

4.3 ± 0.99

0.0003***

 Marshall-3

1(4.2%)

23(95.8%)

0.006***

 Marshall-4

3(25%)

9(75%)

 Marshall-5

23(39%)

36(61%)

 Marshall-6

5(55.6%)

4(44.4%)

Pupils

 Dilated pupils

4(40%)

6(60%)

0.5

 Constricted pupils

8(25%)

24(75%)

0.3

 Isochoric pupils

8(19%)

34(80.9%)

0.03*

Associated extra cranial injuries

 Spin injury

8(40%)

12(60%)

0.3

 Abdominal injury

8(100%)

0

0.0001***

 Lung injury

24(50%)

24(50%)

0.0001***

 Orthopedic injury

4(20%)

16(80%)

0.2

Left side lesion

16(28.6%)

40(71.4%)

0.6

  1. ***denotes a highly significant statistical difference