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.