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Table 4 Local institution BCVI incidence data 2007–2014

From: Blunt cerebrovascular injury in elderly fall patients: are we screening enough?

 

All blunt injuries

≥ 1 risk factor for BCVI

p

18–64

1.17% (290)

5.68% (270)

< 0.001

Elderly non-ground-level fall

1.12% (53)

4.87% (52)

< 0.001

Elderly ground-level fall

0.37% (24)*

1.47% (21)*

< 0.001

  1. All data are presented as incidence (number of patients with BCVI). Incidence of BCVI based upon ICD-9 code from registry data from 2007 to 2014, stratified by age (18–64, 65+) and injury mechanism
  2. *Statistically significant difference relative to elderly non-GLF (p < 0.05)