Table 5 Elderly ground-level fall patients with BCVI
From: Blunt cerebrovascular injury in elderly fall patients: are we screening enough?
(n = 24) | |
|---|---|
Demographics | |
Age (years) | 81.6 (7.6) |
Male sex | 50% |
ISS | 9.5(5.8–13) |
Admission GCS | 15 (14–15) |
Pre-injury anti-thrombotic | 75.0% |
Upper cervical spine fracture | 79.2% |
Any risk factor for BCVI | 87.5% |
BCVI location | |
Carotid | 25% |
Vertebral | 75% |
Grade | |
1 (intimal irregularity with < 25% narrowing) | 50% |
2 (dissection, intramural hematoma, or intimal flap with > 25% narrowing) | 12.5% |
3 (pseudoaneurysm) | 12.5% |
4 (vessel occlusion) | 25% |
Treatment | |
Aspirin | 16 |
Aspirin + clopidogrel | 1 |
Heparin | 2 |
Stenting + aspirin | 1 |
None | 4 |
Outcome | |
BCVI attributable stroke | 4.2% |
Mortality | 8.3% |