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Table 2 Age and neurosurgical intervention for different injury patterns

From: Prediction of neurosurgical intervention after mild traumatic brain injury using the national trauma data bank

Age (years)

No neurosurgical intervention

Neurosurgical intervention

P-value

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Isolated Contusion

51.4 ± 21.8

48.5 ± 19.0

0.08

Isolated SAH

58.7 ± 20.1

56.1 ± 19.4

0.07

Isolated SDH

65.7 ± 19.1

70.2 ± 14.7

<0.0001

Isolated EH

48.0 ± 22.3

37.0 ± 17.2

<0.0001

Multiple Injury Types

59.4 ± 20.7

59.0 ± 20.0

0.56

  1. P-values from Student’s t-test for differences of continuous measures between “No Neurosurgical Intervention” and “Neurosurgical Intervention” groups
  2. SD Standard Deviation, SAH Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, SDH Subdural Hemorrhage, ED Epidural Hemorrhage
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World Journal of Emergency Surgery

ISSN: 1749-7922