Research Article

Assessment and Predicting Factors of Repeated Brain Computed Tomography in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients for Risk-Stratified Care Management: A 5-Year Retrospective Study

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics.

Characteristic Total ()

Male 101 (69.7%)

Age (year)52.0 ± 22
 >50 years old 71 (49%)

Mechanism
 Motor vehicle accident10 (6.9%)
 Motorcycle accident44 (30.3%)
 High fall13 (9.0%)
 Low impact fall55 (37.9%)
 Body assault11 (7.6%)
 Others 12 (8.2%)

Underlying disease
 Diabetes mellitus23 (15.9%)
 Hypertension47 (32.4%)
 Ischemic heart disease14 (9.7%)
 Cerebrovascular disease 11 (7.6%)

Medication
 Aspirin26 (17.9%)
 Warfarin6 (4.1%)
 Clopidogrel 8 (5.5%)

ISS20.6 ± 9
 ISS > 19 73 (50.3%)

Brain AIS3.9 ± 1
 AIS > 4 33 (22.8%)

Result of initial brain CT
 Epidural hematoma28 (19.3%)
 Subdural hematoma92 (63.4%)
 Subarachnoid hemorrhage81 (55.9%)
 Hemorrhagic contusion82 (56.6%)
 Intraventricular hemorrhage10 (6.9%)
 Diffuse axonal injury14 (9.7%)
 Skull fracture61 (42.1%)
 Base of skull fracture14 (9.7%)