Epidemiology of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury at Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital of Lomé in Togo
Table 3
Factors associated with pediatric traumatic brain injury mortality.
Factors
Deaths (%)
values
Age groups
0.85
0–4 years
6 (27.27)
5–9 years
13 (32.5)
10–15 years
10 (34.5)
Sex
0.324
Male
18 (29.5)
Female
11 (36.7)
NIBP (systolic)
0.006
<Normal for age
15 (51.7)
≥Normal for age
14 (22.6)
Sa O2
0.176
<90%
11 (40.7)
≥90%
18 (28.1)
Hemoglobin
0.04
<10 g/dl
19 (43.1)
≥10 g/dl
10 (22.2)
Temperature
0.031
≥38°5c
14 (46.7)
<38°5c
15 (24.6)
pGCS
0.001
3–5
16 (64)
6–8
13 (19.7)
ISS
0.001
≤20
7 (15.2)
>20
22 (48.9)
Mechanism of injury
0.003
Road traffic injuries
17 (23.6)
Falls
11 (61.1)
Sports accident
1 (100)
CT scan availability
0.001
Yes
11 (18.6)
No
18 (56.3)
NIBP: noninvasive blood pressure; Sa O2: peripheral oxygen saturation by using a pulse oximeter; pGCS: pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale; ISS: Injury Severity Score.