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World J Crit Care Med. Sep 9, 2026; 0(0): 115627
Published online Sep 9, 2026. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.115627
Published online Sep 9, 2026. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.115627
Table 2 Management, complications, and outcome of traumatic brain injury patients across pulse pressure groups, n (%)/mean, 95% confidence intervals
| PP ≤ 30 mmHg | PP: 31–40 mmHg | PP: 41–50 mmHg | PP: 51–60 mmHg | PP > 60 mmHg | P value | |
| Number | 578 (11.5) | 1010 (20.1) | 1409 (28.0) | 1102 (21.9) | 930 (18.5) | |
| Injury Severity Score (n = 5016), mean ± SD | 24.7 ± 12.0 | 19.7 ± 10.9 | 18.1 ± 10.0 | 17.5 ± 9.0 | 18.3 ± 9.2 | 0.001 |
| Intubation | 358 (61.9) | 414 (41.0) | 461 (32.7) | 337 (30.6) | 355 (38.2) | 0.001 |
| Exploratory laparotomy | 60 (10.4) | 54 (5.3) | 35 (2.5) | 20 (1.8) | 7 (0.8) | 0.001 |
| Craniotomy/craniectomy | 63 (10.9) | 92 (9.1) | 153 (10.9) | 110 (10.0) | 116 (12.5) | 0.17 |
| Blood transfusion | 303 (52.4) | 287 (28.4) | 292 (20.7) | 173 (15.7) | 175 (18.8) | 0.001 |
| Blood units transfused | 6 (1–79) | 4 (1–49) | 3 (1–62) | 3 (1–20) | 4 (1–51) | 0.001 |
| Massive transfusion protocol activation | 117 (20.2) | 73 (7.2) | 43 (3.1) | 17 (1.5) | 17 (1.8) | 0.001 |
| ARDS | 21 (3.6) | 11 (1.1) | 13 (0.9) | 11 (1.0) | 11 (1.2) | 0.001 |
| Intensive care unit length of stay | 7 (1–115) | 5 (1–155) | 5 (1–161) | 5 (1–70) | 5 (1–126) | 0.001 |
| Ventilator days | 6 (1–115) | 6 (1–180) | 5 (1–55) | 5 (1–84) | 6 (1–100) | 0.15 |
| Hospital length of stay (days; n = 5010) | 10 (1–304) | 7 (1–360) | 6 (1–217) | 6 (1–218) | 8 (1–186) | 0.001 |
| In-hospital mortality | 139 (24.0) | 96 (9.5) | 77 (5.5) | 65 (5.9) | 67 (7.2) | 0.001 |
- Citation: Ahmed K, El-Menyar A, Asim M, Jogol HA, Taha I, Kanbar A, Younis B, Rizoli S, Al-Thani H. Prognostic utility of on-admission pulse pressure in hospitalized patients with traumatic brain injury. World J Crit Care Med 2026; 0(0): 115627
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