Predictable variables of mortality in patients with traumatic brain injury in intensive care
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https://doi.org/10.34024/rnc.2007.v15.8705Keywords:
Brain injuries, Mortality, Intensive Care UnitsAbstract
Objective: To verify the mortality index, analyse the predicting mortality variables of hospitalised patients in the ICU due to TBI, and verify outcome. Data was collected from the ICU of a public hospital in Sao Paulo city and acquired through daily evaluation in addition to patient file note taking. Methods: Twenty patients were evaluated, average age 52±19,9 and 30±12 death and survival groups respectively. Results: No statistically significant differences were found between both groups in the Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Urea, Creatinine and Glasgow score evaluations (p=0.22). There was a higher mortality risk in the presence of haematoma 2.62 (1.13-6.09) infection 3.5 (1.2-5.9) leukocyte seric levels in the initial, middle and end stages for both groups. No statistically significant differences were found in the death or survival groups (p=0.06). In the initial, middle and final leukocyte evaluation it was observed that there was a significant increase in the leukocyte levels for the death group alone (p=0.0011). Conclusion: Infection and the presence of haematoma increased the mortality risk, and the Glasgow score was not a good mortality marker.
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