From: Impact of falls on early mortality from severe traumatic brain injury
Mechanism of Injury | ||||
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Falls: < 3 meters N (%) | Falls: > 3 meters N (%) | Other N (%) | p-value | |
Day 1 GCS | ||||
3 – 5 | 93 (47.5) | 108 (44.4) | 850 (51.3) | 0.10 |
6 – 8 | 103 (52.5) | 135 (55.6) | 808 (48.7) | |
Day 1 Hypotension | 22 (11.0) | 44 (17.4) | 251 (14.8) | 0.13 |
Day 1 Abnormal Pupil Status | 37 (18.5) | 47 (19.0) | 356 (21.1) | 0.56 |
Abnormal CT Scan | 163 (89.6) | 207 (88.5) | 1301 (79.7) | <0.0001 |
Mortality | 62 (30.7) | 59 (24.8) | 299 (17.5) | <0.0001 |
Outcome GCS | ||||
3 – 8 | 47 (34.8) | 64 (35.2) | 446 (32.5) | 0.67 |
9 – 15 | 88 (65.2) | 118 (64.8) | 927 (67.5) |