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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of study populations

From: The limitations of using risk factors to screen for blunt cerebrovascular injuries: the harder you look, the more you find

 

Pre-Protocol

Post-Protocol

 

No BCVI

BCVI

 
 

n

%

n

%

p

n

%

n

%

p

Patients

2374

36.0

4228

64.0

 

6551

99.2

51

0.8

 

Male

1258

53.0

2330

55.1

0.100

3539

54.3

29

57.0

0.7787

Mortality

74

3.1

136

3.2

0.884

202

3.1

8

15.7

0.001

 

Mean

Range

Mean

Range

p

Mean

Range

Mean

Range

p

Age (years)

54.6

15 to 100

54.6

14 to 100

0.974

54.6

14 to 100

54.0

16 to 89

0.800

GCS in ED

14.1

3 to 15

14.1

3 to 15

0.711

14.1

3 to 15

10.5

3 to 15

0.001

ISS

8.2

1 to 75

8.6

1 to 75

0.052

8.4

1 to 75

23.2

4 to 75

0.001

  1. GCS = Glasgow Coma Scale; ISS = Injury Severity Score