Progressive Epidural Hematoma in Patients with Head Trauma: Incidence, Outcome, and Risk Factors

Table 3

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of the association between risk factors and PEDH.

Clinical variables	OR value	95% CI	P value
Gender	0.64	0.28–1.37	0.26
Age (yrs)	1.15	0.70–1.88	0.58
GCS score at admission	1.18	0.68–2.06	0.56
Decompressive craniectomy	0.46	0.21–0.97	0.04
Skull fracture	0.49	0.22–1.08	0.08
Time from injury to 1st CT	0.42	0.19–0.83	0.02
Coagulopathy	0.36	0.15–0.85	0.02
Hypotension	0.38	0.17–0.84	0.02

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; GCS: Glasgow Coma Score; CT: computerized tomography.