Summary of the differences between patients from more and less deprived areas
| More deprived | Less deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Injury mechanism | ||
| Assault | More common | |
| Isolated head injury | More common | |
| RTA | More common | |
| High fall | More common | |
| Injury severity | ||
| GCS on admission | Higher | |
| Management | ||
| Presentation out of hours | More common | |
| Alcohol or substance abuse | More common | |
| Transfers to neurosurgery | No difference | No difference |
| “Late transfers” | More common | |
| Time to theatre (neurosurgery) | Slower | |
| Time in ITU | Longer | |
| Hospital stay | Longer | |
| Survival | ||
| Univariate analysis | More likely | |
| Multivariate | No difference | No difference |