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Table 2 Comparison of airway status between patients with symmetrical and asymmetrical scans

From: Symmetry of computerised tomography of the brain in traumatic brain injury: a quality improvement audit

 

Cycle I

Cycle II

Cycle III

 

Symmetric

n (%)

Asymmetric

n (%)

Total

n

P value

Symmetric

n (%)

Asymmetric n (%)

Total n

P value

Symmetric

n (%)

Asymmetric n (%)

Total n

P value

Not intubated n(%)

5 (13.5%)

32 (86.5%)

37

0.5147

17 (33.33%)

34 (66.67%)

51

0.3648

14 (40%)

21 (60%)

35

0.9147

Intubated n (%)

6 (19.35%)

25 (80.65%)

31

 

5 (22.7%)

17 (77.3%)

22

 

12(38.71%)

19 (61.29%)

31

 

Total n (%)

11 (16.2%)

57 (83.8%)

68

 

22 (30.14)

51 (69.86)

73

 

26 (39.4%)

40(60.6%)

66