Final model: determinants of emergency department discharge disposition of patients with TBI in Mulago Hospital
| Reference: discharged home | |||
| Admitted | Died | Others | |
| Adjusted cOR (95% CI) | |||
| Area of residence (urban) | Ref | ||
| Rural | 0.98 (0.95 to 1.01) | 0.50 (0.33 to 0.75)* | 0.99 (0.97 to 1.02) |
| KTS | 0.96 (0.93 to 0.99)* | 1.01 (0.91 to 1.11) | 0.97 (0.92 to 1.01) |
| Number of serious injuries: none | Ref | ||
| One | 0.92 (0.76 to 1.12) | 1.39 (0.71 to 2.68) | 0.79 (0.63 to 0.99)* |
| Two or more | 1.06 (0.65 to 1.72) | 2.70 (0.97 to 7.51) | 0.73 (0.39 to 1.37) |
| Change in GCS: none | Ref | ||
| GCS dropped | 2.97 (2.43 to 3.63)* | 31.53 (13.55 to 73.39)* | 1.61 (1.26 to 2.06)* |
| GCS improved | 1.18 (0.99 to 1.41) | 1.50 (0.55 to 4.07) | 0.91 (0.73 to 1.12) |
*P<0.05.
ED, emergency department; GCS, glasgow coma scale; KTS, Kampala trauma score; cOR, conditional OR; ref, reference.