Prognostic utility of on-admission pulse pressure in hospitalized patients with traumatic brain injury

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World J Crit Care Med. Sep 9, 2026; 15(3): 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

PP: Pulse pressure; ARDS: Acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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Citation: Ahmed K, El-Menyar A, Asim M, Al Jogol H, 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; 15(3): 115627
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5492/wjccm.115627

Ahmed K, El-Menyar A, Asim M, Al Jogol H, 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; 15(3): 115627 [DOI: 10.5492/wjccm.115627]

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