Research Article
Early Hyperglycemia in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Predicts for Mortality, Prolonged Duration of Mechanical Ventilation, and Intensive Care Stay
Table 1
Clinical demographics and mechanism of injury for both survivors and nonsurvivors with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury.
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| | Age (years), median (IQRa) | 8.6 (5.0–11.0) | 9.2 (6.4–11.4) | 3.9 (2.1–5.8) | 0.037 | | Gender, males, (%) | 28 (64) | 22 (63) | 6 (67) | 1.000 | | GCSb ≤8 on admission, (%) | 23 (52) | 14 (40) | 9 (100) | 0.002 | | Presence of polytrauma, (%) | 21 (48) | 15 (43) | 6 (67) | 0.202 | | Initial glucose, mg/dL, median (IQRa) | 180 (131–257) | 153 (131–234) | 245 (212–369) | 0.116 | | Initial glucose >200 mg/dL, (%) | 19 (43) | 12 (34) | 7 (78) | 0.027 | | Pediatric trauma score, median (IQRa) | 4 (3–6) | 4 (4–7) | 1 (0–3) | 0.001 | | Mechanism of injury, (%) | | | | 0.048 | | Road traffic accident | 22 (50) | 18 (51) | 4 (44) | | Fall | 15 (34) | 14 (40) | 1 (11) | | Nonaccidental injury | 3 (7) | 1 (3) | 2 (22) | | Others | 4 (9) | 2 (6) | 2 (22) | | Number requiring neurosurgery, (%) | 31 (71) | 26 (74) | 5 (56) | 0.272 |
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IQR: interquartile range; bGCS: Glasgow Coma Score.
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