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. 2013 Mar 5;133(5):659–668. doi: 10.1007/s00402-013-1710-0

Table 3.

Treatment

TBI + injury TBI isolated Total P value
n % mort n % mort n % mort
Indirect transfer
 No 321 29.3 321 32.4 642 30.8 0.44
 Yes 43 11.6 82 20.7 125 17.6 0.23
Mode of transport
 Air 175 26.3 139 26.6 314 26.4 0.99
 Ground 177 29.9 248 33.5 425 32.0 0.46
 Unknown 12 0.0 16 6.3 28 3.6 0.99
Prehospital intubation
 No 76 21.1 148 22.3 224 21.9 0.87
 Yes 288 28.8 255 34.5 543 31.5 0.17
Neurosurgery
 No neurosurgery 107 27.1 125 24.8 232 25.9 0.76
 ICP monitoring only 167 24.6 105 27.6 272 25.7 0.57
 ASDH evacuation 45 33.3 121 39.7 166 38.0 0.48
 EDH evacuation 28 25.0 27 29.6 55 27.3 0.77
 ICH evacuation 5 40.0 9 11.1 14 21.4 0.51
 >1 lesion evacuated 7 42.9 14 14.3 21 23.8 0.28
 Primary decompressive surgery 5 40.0 2 100.0 7 57.1 0.43
 Total 364 27.2 403 30.0 767 28.7 0.42
Secondary decompressive surgery 6 50.0 5 60.0 11 54.5 0.86
Technique
 Decompressive surgery 11 54.5 8 62.5 19 57.9 0.99
 Craniectomy 36 27.8 63 28.6 99 28.3 0.99
 Craniotomy 43 30.2 102 37.3 145 35.2 0.45
 Total 90 30.2 173 37.3 263 28.7 0.94
ICP monitoring
 No 124 28.2 177 25.4 301 26.6 0.60
 Yes 240 26.7 226 33.6 466 30.0 0.11
Extracranial surgery
 No 201 28.9 376 32.2 577 31.0 0.45
 Yes 163 25.2 27 0.0 190 21.6 0.002

The P value relates to the mortality difference between patients with isolated TBI and patients with concomitant injuries

TBI traumatic brain injury; ICP intracranial pressure; ASDH acute subdural hematoma; EDH epidural hematoma; ICH intracerebral hemorrhage