Table 1 Clinical characteristics of subjects with moderate head injury in relation to unfavourable outcome
Unfavourable outcome (n = 45)Favourable outcome (n = 264)p Value*
Males30 (66.7%)194 (73.5%)0.368
Age, median (IQR)72 (30–80)51 (32–72)0.032
Co-morbidity17 (38.6%)134 (50.6%)0.196
Door-to-CT time (minutes; median (IQR))90 (78–122)103 (74–130)0.380
Injury-to-CT time (minutes; median (IQR))156 (121–213)168 (133–216)0.329
High-risk mechanism32 (71.1%)125 (47.3%)0.004
Road accidents25 (56.8%)173 (65.3%)0.310
Accident falls19 (42.2%)90 (34.1%)0.314
Injury Severity Score >1533 (73.3%)111 (42.0%)<0.001
  • *Mann–Whitney U test or Fisher’s exact test: p<0.05.

  • Classified according to Canadian rules (pedestrian struck by motor vehicle, ejected from a motor vehicle, fall from height >3 feet or five stairs).24

  • IQR, interquartile range.