Clinical Study

Early Surgery Does Not Seem to Be a Pivotal Criterion to Improve Prognosis in Patients with Frontal Depressed Skull Fractures

Table 1

Baseline data.

40 (100%)
Mean age (range) years27.9 (2–81)
Male gender39 (97.50%)
Mechanism of trauma (%)
 Car accident10 (25%)
 Motor/bicycle accident10 (25%)
 Fall from height5 (12.5%)
 Physical assault4 (10%)
 Trampling8 (20%)
 Other causes3 (7.5%)
Mean GCS (range)10.5 (3–15)
Mean time to surgery (days, range)3.3 (1–17)
Rhinorrhea6 (15%)
Otorrhea4 (10%)
Hypotension4 (10%)
Hypoxia2 (5%)