Table 5.
Road-traffic injury-related head injury (HI) from Nigeria: in-hospital outcome and determinants.
| Severity of HI using Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) | N (%) | In-hospital outcome good | In-hospital outcome poor | Proportion of death | Proportion of Injury Severity Score > 25 (%) | Proportion CTRot > 3 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild HI (GCS 13–15) | 415 (49.8) | 372 (94.9) | 20 (5.1) | 16 (3.9) | 29.6 | 7.5 |
| Moderate HI (GCS 9–12) | 230 (27.6) | 143 (69.1) | 64 (30.9) | 48 (20.9) | 61.3 | 24.9 |
| Severe HI (GCS 3–8) | 188 (22.6) | 36 (20.7)* | 138 (79.3)* | 123 (65.4)* | 83.5* | 40.8* |
*p-value < 0.001 (using the chi-squared analysis of associations) in each case.