Pre-intervention, 2019, n=80 | Post-intervention, 2021, n=80 | p-value | |
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Age, years, mean (SD) | 53.2 (20.5) | 49.0 (20.8) | 0.18 |
Gender, men, % | 77.5 | 75.0 | 0.71 |
Mechanism of injury, n | |||
Fall | 47 | 42 | 0.52 |
Vehicle accident | 15 | 15 | >0.99 |
Sport | 5 | 4 | >0.99 |
Assault | 7 | 7 | >0.99 |
Seizure | 4 | 8 | 0.37 |
Other | 2 | 4 | 0.68 |
Initial GCS, mean (SD) | 11.9 (3.6) | 11.5 (4.1) | 0.45 |
Type of injury, n | |||
Parenchymal contusion | 46 | 52 | 0.42 |
Extra-axial haematoma | 53 | 48 | 0.51 |
Subarachnoid haemorrhage | 42 | 51 | 0.20 |
Skull fracture | 42 | 37 | 0.53 |
Diffuse axonal injury | 5 | 10 | 0.28 |
Seizures | 12 | 12 | >0.99 |
Presence of polytrauma | 28 | 29 | >0.99 |
Death | 3 | 3 | >0.99 |
GCS = Glasgow coma score; SD = standard deviation.