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Comparison of type of head injuries with surgery types.
| Head Injury Types | Head surgery type | Total | ||
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| Craniectomy | Craniotomy | No | ||
| Contusion | 2 | 0 | 66 | 68 |
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| EDH | 3 | 32 | 46 | 81 |
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| fractures | 1 | 3 | 22 | 26 |
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| IVH | 1 | 0 | 41 | 42 |
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| SAH | 21 | 0 | 51 | 72 |
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| SDH | 16 | 0 | 48 | 64 |
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| Total | 44 | 35 | 274 | 353 |
Chi square = 11.4, d f = 2, and P <.05.
EDH: epidural hematoma.
SDH: subdural hematoma.
SAH: subarachnoid hemorrhage.
IVH: intraventricular hemorrhage.
