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Table 2 Patient characteristics in the progressive hemorrhagic injury (PHI) subgroups and non-PHI group

From: Classification, risk factors, and outcomes of patients with progressive hemorrhagic injury after traumatic brain injury

Characteristics

Category

Non-PHI n (%)

PHI n (%)

P- value

pIPCH

pEDH

pSDH/tSAH

Age

Mean ± SD

47.19 ± 19.91

57.94 ± 14.36

40.17 ± 13.12

46.31 ± 20.38

.000*

 

 ≥ 60 years

52 (17.6)

34 (47.2)

2 (5.7)

4 (25.0)

.000

Gender

Male

219 (74.0)

60 (83.3)

29 (82.9)

12 (75.0)

.296§

Mechanism

Motor vehicle

152(51.4)

40(55.6)

22(62.9)

10(62.5)

 
 

Fall

77(26.0)

15(20.8)

8(22.9)

5(14.3)

 
 

Assault

15(5.1)

3(4.2)

5(14.2)

0(0)

 
 

Other

52(17.5)

14(19.4)

0(0)

1(6.2)

.038

GCS score

3 − 8

34 (11.5)

25 (34.7)

13 (37.1)

12 (75.0)

 
 

9 − 12

38 (12.8)

21 (29.2)

7 (20.0)

0 (0.0)

 
 

13 − 15

224 (75.7)

26 (36.1)

15 (42.9)

4 (25.0)

.000

Motor score

1 − 2

10 (3.4)

2 (2.8)

0 (0.0)

7 (43.8)

 
 

3

8 (2.7)

4 (5.6)

2 (5.7)

2 (12.5)

 
 

4

14 (4.7)

15 (20.8)

7 (20.0)

1 (6.3)

 
 

5

45 (15.2)

27 (37.5)

12 (34.3)

2 (12.5)

 
 

6

219 (74.0)

24 (33.3)

14 (40.0)

4 (25.0)

.000

Pupil

Both reactive

274 (92.6)

63 (87.5)

29 (82.9)

8 (50.0)

 
 

one reactive

8 (2.7)

3 (4.2)

4 (11.4)

3 (18.8)

 
 

Non-reactive

14 (4.7)

6 (8.3)

2 (5.7)

5 (31.3)

.000

Time to 1st CT scan (h)

 < 3 h

58

19

11

3

 
 

3–6 h

144

33

18

10

 
 

 > 6 h

94

20

6

3

.349

Fracture

Linear

148

47

34

8

.000

Primary lesion volume

Mean ± SD

13.32 ± 21.93

24.42 ± 23.06

44.46 ± 45.14

19.93 ± 31.32

.003#

EDH

Yes

82 (27.7)

8 (11.1)

30 (85.7)

2 (12.5)

.000

tSAH/IVH

Yes

167 (56.4)

46 (63.9)

12 (34.3)

13 (81.3)

.006

Midline shift

 ≥ 5 mm

27 (9.1)

7 (9.7)

10 (28.6)

4 (25.0)

.004

Cistern compression

normal

248 (83.8)

51 (70.8)

15 (42.9)

11 (68.8)

 
 

compressed

36 (12.2)

14 (19.4)

16 (45.7)

1 (6.3)

 
 

absent

12 (4.1)

7 (9.7)

4 (11.4)

4 (25)

.000

D-dimer (mg/L)

Mean ± SD

7.22 ± 13.74

17.25 ± 21.69

11.20 ± 16.02

33.54 ± 30.31

0.000#

6-month outcome

Dead

7 (2.4)

19 (26.4)

3 (8.6)

7 (43.8)

 
 

Unfavorable survival

12 (4.1)

15 (20.8)

3 (8.6)

4 (25.0)

 
 

Favorable survival

277 (93.6)

38 (52.8)

29 (82.9)

5 (31.3)

.000

LOS

Days

19.2 ± 18.55

32.1 ± 32.27

21.80 ± 14.69

40.44 ± 64.01

0.00#

PTCH

Yes

5 (1.7)

6 (8.3)

0 (0.0)

3 (18.8)

.001

PTCI

Yes

4 (1.4)

4 (5.6)

0 (0.0)

1 (6.3)

.057

  1. CT computed tomography, pEDH progressive epidural hematoma, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, pIPCH progressive intraparenchymal contusion or hematoma, IVH intraventricular hemorrhage, LOS length of hospital stay, PTCH posttraumatic cerebral hydrocephalus, PTCI posttraumatic cerebral infarction, SD: standard deviation, pSDH progressive subdural hematoma, ptSAH progressive traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage
  2. *one way ANOV analysis
  3. Fisher’s exact test
  4. §Chi-squared test
  5. #Kruskal–Wallis test