Table 1 :
Univariate analysis showing association between parameters and second CT-scan with new lesion
|
Second CT-scan with lesion | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | N(%) | Mean (SD) | P value | ||
| Present | Absent | Present | Absent | ||
| Age | |||||
| < 50 years | 5 (7.4) | 63 (92.6) | 0.113a | ||
| ≥ 50 years | 3 (23.1) | 10 (76.9) | |||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 7 (10.0) | 63 (90.0) | 0.703a | ||
| Female | 1 (9.1) | 10 (90.9) | |||
| Race | |||||
| Malay & Indian | 8 (12.9) | 54 (87.1) | 0.188a | ||
| Chinese & others | 0 (0.0) | 19 (100.0) | |||
| Type of Trauma | |||||
| MVA | 5 (7.6) | 61 (92.4) | 0.162a | ||
| Coexistent injury | 3 (20.0) | 12 (80.0) | |||
| Type of admission | |||||
| Direct | 2 (7.1) | 26 (92.9) | 0.708a | ||
| Referral | 6 (11.3) | 47 (88.7) | |||
| Referral Hospital | |||||
| Selangor & Pahang | 1 (2.3) | 43 (97.7) | 0.002a | ||
| Melaka & Negeri Sembilan | 5 (38.5) | 8 (61.5) | |||
| GCS during admisssion | 9.38 (3.20) | 11.6 (2.89) | 0.039 | ||
| Security | |||||
| Mild | 1 (2.6) | 38 (97.9) | 0.058a | ||
| Moderate/severe | 7 (16.7) | 35 (83.3) | |||
| GCS Status | |||||
| -Improved/unchanged | 3 (6.0) | 47 (94.0) | 0.026a | ||
| -Detoriorated | 5 (27.8) | 13 (72.2) | |||
| Blood pressure | |||||
| -Stable | 8 (10.0) | 72 (90.0) | 0.901a | ||
| -Inotrope support | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | |||
| GCS status (motor compo-nest) | |||||
| -Improved/unchanged | 3 (6.3) | 45 (93.7) | 0.043a | ||
| -Detoriorated | 5 (25.0) | 16 (75.0) | |||
| SAH | |||||
| -Present | 3 (16.7) | 15 (83.3) | 0.367 | ||
| -Absent | 5 (7.9) | 58 (92.1) | |||
| Lab-Hb | 9.60 (2.02) | 12.38 (1.82) | <0.001 | ||
| Lab plalelet | 159.50 (52.23) | 22.68 (66.13) | 0.011 | ||
| Lab sodium | 136.38 (5.01) | 138.89 (4.79) | 0.161 | ||
| Lab-pottasium | 3.6 (0.37) | 3.58 (0.38) | 0.880 | ||
| Lab-PT | 13.0 (1.66) | 12.89 (1.39) | 0.845 | ||
| Lab-APTT | 27.69 (1.87) | 29.51 (5.13) | 0.324 0.022 | ||
| Time interval between trauma & first scan GCS condition (motor component) | 0.401a | ||||
| -Improved/unchanged | 7 (10.9) | 57 (89.1) | |||
| -Detoriorated | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | |||
| Pupillary changes | |||||
| -Improved/unchanged | 67 (90.5) | 7 (9.5) | 0.531a | ||
| -Worsening | 6 (85.7) | 1 (14.3) | |||
| Platelet | 159.5 (52.23) | 222.68 (66.13) | 0.011a | ||
a
Fisher’s Exact test applied
b
Pearson Chi-Square test applied
c
Independent t-test applied