Comparison of operative interventions
| No. (%) | P value | |||
| Total (N=163) | TBI (n=41) | Non-TBI (n=122) | ||
| Operative interventions,* n (%) | ||||
| Patients requiring operative intervention | 103 (61.7) | 36 (87.8) | 67 (54.9) | <0.01 |
| Cardiothoracic operation | 1 (0.6) | 1 (2.4) | 0 | 0.25 |
| Craniectomy/craniotomy | – | 7 (17.1) | – | – |
| Exploratory laparotomy | 22 (13.5) | 3 (7.3) | 19 (15.6) | 0.28 |
| Oral and maxillofacial operation | 18 (11.0) | 8 (19.5) | 10 (8.2) | 0.08 |
| Other othopedic operation | 58 (35.6) | 19 (46.3) | 39 (32.0) | 0.14 |
| Percutaneous gastrostomy tube placement | 30 (18.4) | 20 (48.8) | 10 (8.2) | <0.01 |
| Spinal operation | 12 (7.4) | 2 (4.9) | 10 (8.2) | 0.72 |
| Tracheostomy | 30 (18.4) | 17 (41.5) | 13 (10.7) | <0.01 |
| Vascular repair | 4 (2.5) | 0 | 4 (3.3) | 0.57 |
*More than one injury type, TBI, and operative intervention were possible for each patient.
TBI, traumatic brain injury.