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Table 1 Comparison between survivor and non-survivor TBI patients

From: Total antioxidant capacity is associated with mortality of patients with severe traumatic brain injury

 

Non-survivors

Survivors

P-value

(n = 27)

(n = 73)

Sex female - n (%)

11 (40.7)

12 (16.4)

0.02

Admission abnormal pupils - n (%)

12 (44.4)

11 (15.1)

0.003

Marshall CT classification - n (%)

  

0.002

 Non-evacuated mass lesion

8 (29.6)

3 (4.1)

 

 Evacuated mass lesion

5 (18.5)

26 (35.6)

 

 Type 4 injury

6 (22.2)

10 (13.7)

 

 Type 3 injury

5 (18.5)

13 (17.8)

 

 Type 2 injury

3 (11.1)

21 (28.8)

 

 Type 1 injury

0

0

 

CT with high risk of death (types 3,4,6) - n (%)

19 (70.4)

26 (35.6 %)

0.003

Age (years) - median (p 25–75)

66 (45–76)

47 (32–67)

<0.001

Temperature (°C) - median (p 25–75)

36.0 (35.0–37.0)

37. (35.6–37.3)

0.12

Sodium (mEq/L) - median (p 25–75)

141 (135–149)

139 (138–142)

0.19

Glycemia (g/dL) - median (p 25–75)

161 (142–189)

139 (120–163)

0.08

Leukocytes *103/mm3 - median (p 25–75)

18.3 (10.7–23.9)

14.7 (10.2–19.3)

0.46

PaO2 (mmHg) - median (p 25–75)

141 (104–186)

151 (116–217)

0.34

PaO2/FI02 ratio - median (p 25–75)

190 (154–316)

336 (242–407)

0.11

Bilirubin (mg/dl) - median (p 25–75)

0.75 (0.53–1.05)

0.50 (0.40–0.87)

0.045

Creatinine (mg/dl) - median (p 25–75)

0.95 (0.70–1.10)

0.80 (0.70–0.90)

0.44

Hemoglobin (g/dL) - median (p 25–75)

11.1 (9.4–12.3)

11.4 (10.4–13.0)

0.87

Glasgow Coma Scale score - median (p 25–75)

3 (3–6)

7 (6–8)

<0.001

Lactic acid (mmol/L) - median (p 25–75)

1.90 (1.15–4.55)

1.70 (1.23–2.50)

0.16

Platelets *103/mm3 - median (p 25–75)

215 (139–264)

182 (143–252)

0.48

International normalized ratio - median (p 25–75)

1.22 (1.01–1.67)

1.03 (0.92–1.15)

0.15

aPTT (seconds) - median (p 25–75)

26 (25–31)

28 (25–32)

0.86

Fibrinogen (mg/dl) - median (p 25–75)

376 (246–560)

350 (282–444)

0.32

APACHE-II score - median (p 25–75)

26 (25–32)

19 (17–23)

<0.001

Injury Severity Score - median (p 25–75)

25 (25–27)

25 (25–32)

0.24

Intracranial pressure (mmHg) - median (p 25–75)

20 (12–30)

15 (14–20)

0.27

Cerebral perfusion pressure (mmHg) - median (p 25-75)

60 (54–69)

68 (57–70)

0.46

Malondialdehyde (nmol/mL) - median (p 25–75)

1.99 (1.31–2.76)

1.35 (1.02–1.79)

<0.001

Total antioxidant capacity (nmol/mL) - median (p 25–75)

5.09 (2.78–9.95)

2.31 (1.85–2.84)

<0.001

  1. CT Computer tomography, p percentile, PaO 2 pressure of arterial oxygen, FIO 2 fraction inspired oxygen, aPTT activated partial thromboplastin time, APACHE II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation
  2. * multiplied by