Emergency Medicine International

Research Article

Pattern and Outcome of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Southern Ethiopia: Observational Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with pediatric traumatic brain injury outcome at HUCSH (n = 317).


Variables	Categories	No. (%)	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	value

Hyperglycemia at presentation	No	297 (93.7)	1	1
Hyperglycemia at presentation	Yes	20 (6.3)	4.461 (1.855–10.728)	2.318 (1.873–7.874)

Increased ICP⁺ sign	No	257 (81.1)	1	1
Increased ICP⁺ sign	Yes	60 (18.9)	2.757 (1.951–3.895)	1.415 (1.4058–9.557)

Severity of TBI^# at presentation	Mild TBI	231 (72.9)	1	1
	Moderate	61 (19.2)	1.904 (1.547–2.343)	2.553 (1.965–4.524)
	Severe	25 (7.9)

CT% scan finding	Normal or skull fracture	134 (45.5)	1	1
CT% scan finding	Contusion, DAI^{^}, or ICH^$	80 (25.3)	2.061 (1.635–2.599)	2.45 (1.811–7.952)

Loss of consciousness at presentation	No	228 (71.9)	1	1
Loss of consciousness at presentation	Yes	89 (28.1)	1.844 (1.523–2.246)	1.271 (0.874–2.116)

Hypotension at presentation	No	308 (97.2)	1	1
Hypotension at presentation	Yes	9 (2.8)	2.591 (1.027–6.534)	1.629 (0.301–5.101)

Convulsion at presentation	No	291 (91.8)	1	1
Convulsion at presentation	Yes	26 (8.2)	3.344 (1.773–6.307)	1.244 (0.296–0.902)

Comorbid illness	No	313 (98.7)	1	1
Comorbid illness	Yes	4 (1.3)	1.706 (1.64–4.551)	1.325 (0.157–2.124)

COR, crude odd ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; ICP⁺, intracranial pressure; TBI^#, traumatic brain injury; CT%, computed tomography; DAI^{^}, diffuse axonal injury; ICH^$, intracranial hemorrhage.