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. 2017 Dec 15;12(12):e0189296. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189296

Table 3. Outcomes of 117 children with severe traumatic brain injury admitted to seven study centers.

  Total Center 1 Center 2 Center 3 Center 4 Center 5 Center 6 Center 7
  n = 117 n = 15 n = 34 n = 14 n = 25 n = 13 n = 9 n = 7
  N(%) N(%) N(%) N(%) N(%) N(%) N(%) N(%)
Discharge disposition
    Home w/o homecare 106 (90.6) 13 (86.7) 31 (91.1) 13 (92.9) 20 (80.0) 13 (100.0) 9 (100.0) 7 (100.0)
    Home with homecare 2 (1.7) 2 (13.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
    Other hospital 6 (5.1) 0 (0.0) 2 95.9) 1 (7.1) 3 (12.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
    Death 3 (2.6) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 2 (8.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 
Pediatric Cerebral Performance category Scale (PCPC) at Hospital discharge
    Normal 62 (53.0) 7 (46.7) 19 (55.9) 6 (42.9) 13 (52.0) 11 (84.6) 3 (33.3) 3 (42.9)
    Mild disability 21 (18.0) 4 (26.7) 6 (17.7) 2 (14.3) 1 (4.0) 2 (15.4) 4 (44.4) 2 (28.6)
    Moderate disability 12 (10.3) 1 (6.7) 7 (20.6) 1 (7.1) 2 (8.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (14.3)
    Severe disability 17 (14.5) 2 (13.3) 1 (2.9) 4 (28.6) 7 (28.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (22.2) 1 (14.3)
    Coma or vegetative state 2 (1.7) 1 (6.7) 0 (0.0) 1 (7.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0) 0.0)
    Brain death 3 (2.6) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 2 (8.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 
Pediatric Overall Performance Category Scale (POPC) at Hospital discharge
    Good overall performance 58 (50.0) 8 (53.3) 15 (44.1) 5 (35.7) 12 (48.0) 11 (84.6) 4 (44.4) 3 (42.9)
    Mild overall performance 24 (20.5) 3 (20.0) 9 (26.5) 3 (21.4) 2 (8.0) 2 (15.4) 3 (33.3) 2 (28.6)
    Moderate overall performance 14 (12.0) 1 (6.7) 7 (20.6) 3 (21.4) 2 (8.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (14.3)
    Severe overall performance 16 (13.7) 2 (13.3) 2 (5.9) 2 (14.3) 7 (28.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (22.2) 1 (14.3)
    Coma or vegetative state 2 (1.7) 1 (6.7) 0 (0.0) 1 (7.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
    Death 3 (2.6) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 2 (8.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)