War-related traumatic brain injuries during the Syrian armed conflict in Damascus 2014–2017: a cohort study and a literature review

Table 6 Clinical assessment scores at presentation and their association with mortality and neurological deficits at discharge

Score	Total			Mortality			Deficit at discharge (n = 130)
	Severity	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	P value	Number	Percentage	P value
GCS (Glasgow Coma Score) at admission	Severe	58	29.7	48	82.8	< 0.001^ab	9	90.0	0.001^ab
	Moderate	34	17.4	12	35.3		10	45.5
	Mild	103	52.8	5	4.9		30	30.6
Head injury severity scale (HISS)	Severe	58	29.7	48	82.8	< 0.001^ab	9	90.0	0.003^ab
	Moderate	36	18.5	13	36.1		10	43.5
	Mild	25	12.8	2	8.0		7	30.4
	Minimal	76	39.0	2	2.6		23	31.1
Revised trauma score (RTS)	High severity	29	14.9	24	82.8	< 0.001^bc	3	60.0	0.365^c
Revised trauma score (RTS)	Low severity	166	85.1	41	24.7		46	36.8
Injury severity scale (ISS)	Critical	54	27.7	38	70.4	< 0.001^ab	9	56.3	0.028^ab
	Severe	66	33.8	24	36.4		20	47.6
	Moderate/Minor	75	38.5	3	4.4		20	27.8
Probability of survival (PoS)	< 97.5%	97	49.7	64	66.0	< 0.001^bc	22	66.7	< 0.001^bc
Probability of survival (PoS)	≥ 97.5%	98	50.3	1	1.0		27	27.8

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