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Table 2 Comparison of electrocardiogram variables of patients with TBI according to in-hospital mortality within 48 h

From: Role of electrocardiogram findings in predicting 48-h mortality in patients with traumatic brain injury

Variables

Patients with TBI (N = 1024)

Survivors (n = 935)

Nonsurvivors (n = 89)

P

PR, ms

164 (146–184)

164 (148–186)

152 (135–174)

0.001

PR prolongation, n (%)

143 (14)

134 (14.3)

9 (10.1)

0.349

QRS, ms

92 (84–102)

92 (86–102)

92 (82–104)

0.754

QRS widening, n (%)

77 (7.5)

64 (6.8)

13 (14.6)

0.015

QTc, ms

461 (440–482)

460 (438–480)

479 (456–512)

<  0.001

QTc prolongation, n (%)

288 (28.1)

245 (26.2)

43 (48.3)

<  0.001

Presence of STE, n (%)

84 (8.2)

71 (7.6)

13 (14.6)

0.036

Presence of STD, n (%)

158 (15.4)

108 (11.6)

50 (56.2)

<  0.001

  1. TBI traumatic brain injury, BP blood pressure, STE ST-segment elevation, STD ST-segment depression