Research Article

The Influence of Heavy Metals and Trace Elements on Comatose Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the First Week of Admission

Table 2

Prognostic factors collected from medical record according to death and survival status.

Clinical parametersDead patientsSurvived patientsP value

PaCO2 (mmHg)35.5 ± 4.76 (n=14)34.8 ± 3.42 (n=5)0.44
PaO2 (mmHg)191.58 ± 97.04 (n=12)156 ± 68.07 (n=5)0.13
CF (bpm)87.89 ± 20,03 (n=28)80.11 ± 32.52 (n=18)0.09
APTT (s)28.28 ± 7.34 (n=19)29.68 ± 5.53 (n=8)0.93
FiO2 (L/min)55.95 ± 13.19 (n=21)52.81 ± 14.13 (n=16)0.79
RBC (×106/l) day 13.78 ± 0.71 (n=23)4.12 ± 0.54 (n=14)0.27
RBC (×106/l) day 23.79 ± 0.67 (n=23)3.92 ± 0.28 (n=11)0.54
RBC (×106 /l) day33.83 ± 0.72 (n=4)3.93 ± 0.3 (n=2)0.33
Leukocytes (×103/l) day 111.35 ± 2.24 (n=23)12.37 ± 1.8 (n=14)0.32
Leukocytes (×103/l) day 210.9 ± 2.26 (n=12)11.5 ± 1.7 (n=5)0.18
HCT (vol) day 131.63 ± 9.1 (n=24)36.42 ± 4.69 (n=14)0.04
Thr (103/mm3) day1173.69 ± 87.4 (n=23)195.28 ± 64.06 (n=14)0.23
Thr (103/mm3) day2139.58 ± 84.71 (n=12)229.8 ± 95.72 (n=5)0.47

CF: cardiac frequency; PaO2: Arterial oxygen partial pressure; PaCO2: Arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure; APTT: activated partial thromboplastin time; FiO2: Fraction of inspired oxygen; RBC: Red Blood Cells; HCT: Hematocrit; Thr: Thrombocytes.