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Table 2 Factors associated with poor outcomes: univariate and multivariate regression

From: Factors associated with hospital outcomes of patients with penetrating craniocerebral injuries in armed conflict areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a retrospective series

 

Univariate

Multivariate

Variables

OR

CI

p

AOR

CI

p

Hemodynamic instability

4.8

1.61–14.59

0.005

4.8

1.06–21.5

0.041

GCS < 13

6.7

2.17–20.81

0.001

5.3

1.6–18.0

0.006

Neurologic deficit

28.5

5.77–140.7

< 0.001

–

–

–

*Hemiplegia on admission

46

8.5–247.1

< 0.001

35

5.4–225.5

< 0.001

Dural tear detected

3.59

1.05–12.28

0.041

–

–

–

Intracranial hemorrhage

9.2

1.67–50.51

0.011

7.6

1.1–50.2

0.034

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