Table 1 Demographic and clinical data
Variables | PTCI (n = 47; 32.9%) | Non-PTCI (n = 96; 67.1%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) years | 43.8 (17.2) | 42.1 (18.4) | 0.606 |
Sex, no. (%) males | 38 (80.8%) | 75 (78.1%) | 0.141 |
Admission GCS, median (IQR) | 6 (4–8) | 7 (5–9) | 0.704 |
Severe head trauma, no. (%) | 37 (78.7%) | 70 (72.9%) | 0.452 |
Moderate head trauma, no. (%) | 10 (21.3%) | 26 (27.1%) | 0.452 |
Secondary cerebral insults in the first 48 h, no. (%) | |||
 Pre-hospital hypoxia | 5 (10.6%) | 7 (7.3%) | 0.460 |
 Intra-hospital hypoxia | 7 (14.9%) | 13 (13.5%) | 0.048 |
 Cardiac arrest | 11 (23.4%) | 1 (1.0%) | < 0.0001 |
 Pre-hospital systemic hypotension | 8 (17.0%) | 39 | 0.021 |
 Intra-hospital systemic hypotension | 12 (25.5%) | 35 | 0.274 |
 Hyperthermia intra-H | 13 (27.7%) | 34 | 0.289 |
Pupillary light reflex, no. (%) | |||
 Both present | 30 (63.8%) | 85 (88.5%) | 0.002 |
 One present | 7 (14.9%) | 3 (3.1%) | |
 Both absent | 10 (21.3%) | 8 (8.3%) | |
SAH on admission brain CT, no. (%) | 33 (70.2) | 65 (67.7) | 0.849 |
EDH on admission brain CT, no. (%) | 15 (31.9) | 27 (28.1) | 0.697 |
Admission brain CT, Marshall CT classification, no. (%) | |||
 Diffuse injury I | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.035 |
 Diffuse injury II | 10 (23.3) | 42 (46.7) | |
 Diffuse injury III | 3 (7.0) | 4 (4.4) | |
 Diffuse injury IV | 2 (4.7) | 5 (5.6) | |
 Evacuated mass lesions | 25 (58.1) | 36 (40.0) | |
 Non-evacuated mass lesions | 2 (4.7) | 3 (3.3) | |