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Table 4 Patient characteristics according to Head CT scan prescription

From: Head injuries in prehospital and Emergency Department settings: a prospective multicenter cross-sectional study in France

 

No Head CT scan performed

Head CT scan performed

Univariate Analysisa

Multivariate Analysisa

 

N = 434

N = 636

P-value

OR

CI 95%

p-value

  

Traumatic ICH

No Traumatic ICH

    
  

N = 56

N = 579

    

Age, years, mean

52.6 (± 1.2)

72.7 (± 3.2)

67 (± 1.0)

0.09

1

0.9—1.1

0.2

Male

223 (51.4)

24 (42.9)

271 (46.8)

0.32

   

Antiplatelets

18 (4.1)

17 (30.4)

154 (26.6)

0.93

   

Aspirin

15 (3.5)

14 (25.0)

128 (22.1)

    

Clopidogrel

1 (0.2)

2 (3.6)

17 (2.9)

    

Aspirin + Clopidogrel

1 (0.2)

1 (1.8)

7 (1.2)

    

Anticoagulants

9 (2.1)

14 (25.0)

138 (23.8)

0.97

   

vitamin K antagonist

2 (0.5)

4 (7.1)

25 (4.3)

    

apixaban

6 (1.3)

4 (7.1)

80 (13.8)

    

rivaroxaban

1 (0.2)

1 (1.8)

9 (1.6)

    

dabigatran

0

4 (7.1)

20 (3.5)

    

subcutaneous anticoagulant

1 (0.2)

1 (1.8)

4 (0.7)

    

Mechanisms

   

0.3

1.2

0.9—1.6

0.2

Ground-level fall

224 (51.6)

34 (60.7)

387 (66.8)

    

Fall > 1 m/5 steps

24 (5.5)

7 (12.5)

37 (6.4)

    

Road traffic accident

69 (15.9)

4 (7.1)

74 (12.8)

    

Sports

22 (5.1)

3 (5.4)

22 (3.8)

    

Head struck/hit by object

45 (10.4)

1 (1.8)

20 (3.5)

    

Assault

39 (9.0)

3 (5.4)

26 (4.5)

    

Post-TBI symtomes

Amnesia

14 (3.2)

7 (12.5)

51 (8.8)

0.7

   

Loos of consciousness

26 (6.0)

12 (21.4)

83 (14.3)

0.45

   

confusion

16 (3.7)

16 (28.6)

75 (12.9)

0.02

1.1

0.4—2.8

0.9

Headache

68 (15.7)

15 (26.8)

118 (20.4)

0.55

   

Vomiting

18 (4.1)

6 (10.7)

40 (6.9)

0.66

   

Seizure

2 (0.5)

2 (3.6)

2 (0.3)

0.05

6.5

0.6—75.4

0.1

Glasgow scale score

   

< 0.001

   

15

421 (97.0)

33 (58.9)

535 (92.4)

 

Reference

  

14

7 (1.6)

11 (19.6)

28 (4.8)

 

5.1

1.7—15.5

0.004

13

0

4 (7.1)

5 (0.8)

 

7.3

1.3—39.2

0.02

 ≤ 12

0

8 (14.3)

8 (1.4)

 

12.6

3.2—49.9

 < 0.001

Focal neurological sign

1 (0.2)

8 (14.3)

15 (2.6)

< 0.001

2.9

0.8—9.8

0.09

Sign of skull base fracture

5 (1.2)

10 (17.9)

23 (4.0)

< 0.001

5.2

1.8—15.4

0.003

Head cutaneous impact location

   

0.62

   

 No impact

124 (28.6)

14 (25.0)

156 (2.7)

    

 Facial

92 (21.2)

8 (14.3)

88 (15.2)

    

 Frontal

88 (20.3)

12 (21.4)

134 (23.1)

    

 Temporale-parietale-occipale

103 (23.7)

19 (33.9)

140 (24.2)

    

 Multiples

18 (4.1)

2 (3.6)

57 (9.8)

    
  1. aUnivariate and multivariate analysis were conducted among patients with Head CT scan performed