Table 1 Baseline comparison of traumatic brain injury and non-traumatic brain injury patients.
Baseline Characteristic | TBI | NTBI (n = 829) | Overall Cohort (n = 2556) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All TBI (n = 1727) | ATBI (n = 1008) | ITBI (n = 719) | Unadjusted p-value | |||
Age, mean (SD) | 10 (6.1) | 12 (5.1) | 8 (6.4) | <0.001 | 13 (4.4) | 11 (5.7) |
Males, n (%) | 1103 (63.9) | 638 (63.3) | 465 (64.7) | 0.56 | 581 (70.1) | 1684 (65.9) |
Blunt trauma, n (%) | 1704 (98.7) | 998 (99.0) | 207(28.8) | <0.001 | 753 (90.8) | 2457 (96.1) |
Penetrating trauma, n (%) | 23 (1.33) | 10 (0.99) | 13 (1.81) | 0.87 | 76 (9.17) | 99 (3.87) |
Length of Stay (days), mean (SD) | 10 (20) | 12 (20.9) | 8 (18.3) | <0.001 | 9 (12.5) | 10 (17.9) |
Intubated, n (%) | 617 (35.7) | 434 (43.1) | 183 (25.5) | <0.001 | 114 (13.8) | 731 (28.6) |
ICU Stay, n (%) | 741 (42.9) | 489 (48.5) | 252 (35.1) | <0.001 | 223 (26.9) | 964 (37.7) |
Length of Mechanical Ventilation at Trauma Centre in Intubated Patients (days), mean (SD) | 5.4 (8.7) | 5.8 (6.9) | 5.1 (12.1) | 0.57 | 5.7 (13.3) | 5.5 (9.6) |
ISS, mean (SD) | 23 (9.3) | 25 (10.8) | 19 (4.4) | <0.001 | 20 (6.7) | 22 (8.7) |
GCS at Scene, mean (SD) | 11 (4.4) | 11 (4.3) | 11 (4.5) | 0.92 | 14 (2.2) | 12 (4.2) |
GCS at Trauma Centre, mean (SD) | 14 (2.6) | 13 (2.8) | 14 (2.3) | <0.001 | 15 (0.81) | 14 (2.2) |
Operative Intervention, n (%) | 663 (38.4) | 454 (45.0) | 209 (29.1) | <0.001 | 356 (42.9) | 1019 (39.9) |
