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Table 1 The main clinical signs on admission in survivors and non-survivors.

From: Estimation of optic nerve sheath diameter on an initial brain computed tomography scan can contribute prognostic information in traumatic brain injury patients

 

Survivors

Non-survivors

P value

 

( n = 55)

( n = 22)

 

Age (year)

39 ± 17

52 ± 16

0.005

Male gender

43 (78.2%)

19 (80.4%)

0.41

ISS

29 [16]

32 [32]

0.02

Initial GCS score

7 [7]

5 [6]

0.03

Pupil reactivity

44 (80%)

12 (55%)

0.02

Anisocoria

13 (24%)

15 (68%)

< 0.001

Suspected EICP

11 (20%)

8 (36%)

0.13

ICU admission

   

   MAP (mmHg)

90 [18]

89 [36]

0.8

   HR (bpm)

90 ± 3

79 ± 6

0.09

   Temperature (°C)

37 [2]

36 [2]

0.33

Neurosurgical operation

17 (31%)

7 (32%)

0.93

Length of stay in the ICU (days)

15 ± 15

5 ± 3

0.002

  1. Results are presented as number (proportion), mean ± standard deviation or median [interquartile range] according to the normality of distribution. ISS, Injury Severity Score; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; EICP, elevated intracranial pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure; HR, heart rate.