Table 2 Elderly ground-level fall (EGLF) patient comparison with and without documented BCVI
From: Blunt cerebrovascular injury in elderly fall patients: are we screening enough?
BCVI injury | |||
|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||
n = 796,021 | n = 1168 | p | |
Age (years) | 81.0 (7.5) | 80.2 (7.4) | < 0.001 |
Male sex | 33.0% | 45.8% | < 0.001 |
Admission GCS | 15 (15-15) | 15 (14-15) | < 0.001 |
Admission SBP (mmHg) | 149 (29) | 151 (33) | 0.007 |
Upper cervical spine fracture | 3.7% | 31.9% | < 0.001 |
Lower cervical spine fracture | 1.3% | 9.0% | < 0.001 |
Any cervical spine injury | 5.6% | 44.5% | < 0.001 |
Basilar skull fracture | 2.5% | 11.2% | < 0.001 |
Le Fort fracture | 1.9% | 5.50% | < 0.001 |
Mandible fracture | 0.4% | 0.60% | 0.371 |
At least 1 injury risk factor for BCVI | 9.1% | 56.0% | < 0.001 |
Greater than 1 risk factor for BCVI | 1.2% | 8.30% | < 0.001 |
Mortality | 5.0% | 19.0% | < 0.001 |