Clinical Study
Early Surgery Does Not Seem to Be a Pivotal Criterion to Improve Prognosis in Patients with Frontal Depressed Skull Fractures
| | 40 (100%) | Mean age (range) years | 27.9 (2–81) | Male gender | 39 (97.50%) | Mechanism of trauma | (%) | Car accident | 10 (25%) | Motor/bicycle accident | 10 (25%) | Fall from height | 5 (12.5%) | Physical assault | 4 (10%) | Trampling | 8 (20%) | Other causes | 3 (7.5%) | Mean GCS (range) | 10.5 (3–15) | Mean time to surgery (days, range) | 3.3 (1–17) | Rhinorrhea | 6 (15%) | Otorrhea | 4 (10%) | Hypotension | 4 (10%) | Hypoxia | 2 (5%) |
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