Table 1 Demographics and clinical parameters of patients operated for PCCI
Variables n (%) | GOS (4–5): n = 48 (69.6%) | GOS (1–3): n = 21 (30.4%) | Total n = 69 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | <=15 | 16(33%) | 5(24%) | 21 | 0.769 |
16–45 | 25(52%) | 13(62%) | 38 | ||
46–70 | 7(15%) | 3(14%) | 10 | ||
Sex: | Males | 36(75%) | 16(76%) | 52 | 0.586 |
Females | 12(25%) | 5(24%) | 17 | ||
Category: | Civilian | 60(95%) | 18(86%) | 63 | 0.375 |
Military | 3(5%) | 3(14%) | 6 | ||
Injury mechanism: | Gunshot | 20(42%) | 9(43%) | 29 | 0.927 |
Others | 28(58%) | 12(57%) | 40 | ||
Time injury-admission: | < 24 h | 24(50%) | 13(62%) | 37 | 0.362 |
> 24 h | 24(50%) | 8(38%) | 32 | ||
Time injury-surgery: | < 24 h | 21(44%) | 11(52%) | 32 | 0.508 |
> 24 h | 27(46%) | 10(48%) | 37 | ||
Time admission-surgery: | < 24 h | 39(81%) | 18(86%) | 57 | 0.471 |
> 24 h | 9(19%) | 3(14%) | 12 | ||
Hemodynamic instability | Stable | 34(71%) | 7(33%) | 41 | 0.004 |
Unstable | 14(29%) | 14(67%) | 28 | ||
Admission GCS: | > 13 | 37(77%) | 7(33%) | 44 | 0.001 |
< 13 | 11(23%) | 14(67%) | 25 | ||
Neurological deficit: | Yes | 12(25%) | 19(90%) | 31 | < 0.001 |
No | 36(75%) | 2(10%) | 38 | ||
Hemiplegia: | Yes | 2(4%) | 14(67%) | 16 | < 0.001 |
No | 46(96%) | 7(33%) | 53 | ||
Types of PCCI: | Dural tear detected | 22(46%) | 4(19%) | 26 | 0.030 |
Tangential | 26(54%) | 17(81%) | 43 | ||
Location of the PCCI: | Unilobar | 30(63%) | 9(75%) | 39 | 0.130 |
Bi or multilobar | 18(37%) | 12(25%) | 30 | ||
Unihemispheric | 44(92%) | 20(95%) | 64 | 0.516 | |
Bi hemispheric and posterior fossa | 4(8%) | 1(5%) | 5 | ||
Intracranial bleeding: | Yes | 2(4%) | 6(29%) | 8 | 0.008 |
No | 46(96%) | 15(71%) | 61 | ||
Depressed skull fractures: | Yes | 14(29%) | 3(14%) | 17 | 0.155 |
No | 34(71%) | 18(86%) | 52 | ||
Associated lesions: | Present | 22(46%) | 9(43%) | 31 | 0.819 |
Absent | 26(54%) | 12(57%) | 38 | ||