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

Table 4

(a) Cadmium concentration in dead and survived patients.

Heavy metals concentration	Dead patients	Survived patients	P value
Cadmium (g/L)	6.78 ± 4.85 (n=23)	10.08 ± 0.47 (n=14)	0.004

(b) Heavy metals and trace elements concentration in dead and survived patients.

Heavy metals concentration	Dead Patients	Survived patients	P value
Se d0 (g/L)	141.47 (33.43; 400.35)	75.00 (3.77; 3 17.90)	0.58
Se d2 (g/L)	308.60 (8.95; 729.40)	329.20 (82.57; 557.85)	0.96
Se d4 (g/L)	274.30 (85.00; 494.50)	104.80 (0.00; 173.68)	0.10
Iron d0 (mg/L)	0.00 (0.00; 3.17)	0.00 (0.00; 3.72)	0.75
Iron d2 (mg/L)	0.00 (0.00; 2.18)	3.90 (0.00; 7.56)	0.63
Iron d4 (mg/L)	0.43 (5.73; 0.00)	0.83 (0.00; 0.86)	0.62
Zinc d0 (mg/L)	0.00 (0.00; 0.00)	0.00 (0.00; 0.00)	0.75
Zinc d2 (mg/L)	0.00 (0.00; 0.00)	0.00 (0.00; 0.00)	0.97
Zinc d4 (mg/L)	0.00 (0.00; 0.00)	0.00 (0.00; 0.00)	0.23
Cu (g/L)	949.88 (716.09; 1422. 90)	1323.51 (627.82; 1943.76)	0.42
Cr (g/L)	219.97 (147.57; 572.37)	260.10 (171.14; 620.64)	0.45
Pb (g/L)	42.52 (15.38; 130.46)	51.75 (28.31; 107.44)	0.56
Mn (g/L)	21.15 (4.87; 58.77)	58.60 (35.82; 78.44)	0.04