Table 1 Demographic data of the patient population in the three outcome groups (n = 29 Patients)
Variables | Favorable outcome 6Ma | Unfavorable outcome 6Ma | Brain death |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 15 | n = 9 | n = 5 | |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 35.9 (16.6) | 40.8 (23.3) | 42.2 (19.8) |
Apache II, mean (SD) | 14.1 (3.6) | 15.6 (2.6) | 16.6 (2.3) |
GCS, median (IQR) | 6 (3; 8) | 4 (3; 5) | 3 (3; 4) |
GCSm, median (IQR) | 4 (1; 4) | 2 (1; 3) | 1 (1; 1) |
Marshall, median (IQR) | 3 (2; 5) | 3 (3; 5) | 5 (4; 5) |
Isolated TBI, n (%) | 6 (40) | 3 (33) | 3 (60) |
TBI in politrauma, n (%) | 9 (60) | 6 (67) | 2 (40) |
ISS, mean (SD) | 27.5 (12.3) | 28.3 (10.6) | 26.2 (1.8) |
AIS head, median (IQR) | 4 (3; 4) | 4 (3; 5) | 5 (4; 5) |
Focal injury, n (%) | 4 (27) | 3 (33) | 3 (60) |
Diffuse injury, n (%) | 11 (73) | 6 (67) | 2 (40) |
Main intracranial lesion, n (%) | |||
 Epidural hematoma | 2 (13) | 0 (0) | 1 (20) |
 Subdural hematoma | 1 (7) | 2 (22) | 3 (60) |
 Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage | 3 (20) | 1 (11) | 0 (0) |
 Contusions | 7 (47) | 2 (22) | 1 (20) |
 Intracerebral mass lesion | 1 (7) | 2 (22) | 0 (0) |
 Brain swelling | 1 (7) | 1 (11) | 0 (0) |
 Diffuse axonal injury | 0 (0) | 1 (11) | 0 (0) |
Mechanism of injury, n (%) | |||
 Fall | 7 (47) | 3 (33) | 4 (80) |
 Motor vehicle collision | 3 (20) | 2 (22) | 0 (0) |
 Motorcycle | 1 (7) | 3 (33) | 1 (20) |
 Bicycle crash | 2 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
 Pedestrian | 2 (13) | 1 (11) | 0 (0) |