Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics.

From: Implementation of portable head CT imaging in patients with severe acute brain injury in a French ICU: a prospective before–after design pilot study

 

Total

pCTH group

cCTH group

n = 41

n = 21

n = 20

Age, years

54 (38–66)

59 (54–66)

40 (30–62)

Sex-ratio (f/m)

0,52 (14/27)

0,46 (7/15)

0,66 (8/12)

Weight, kg

74 (64–84)

75,0 (68,5–87,5)

69,5 (63,4–81,4)

Height, cm

176 (169–180)

173 (168–176)

179 (173–183)

Body mass index, kg/m2

24 (21–27)

25 (23–29)

23 (20–25)

Reason for ICU admission

TBI

23

11

12

SAH

1

4

6

Acute subdural haematoma

1

1

0

Haemorrhagic stroke

5

4

1

Ischaemic stroke

2

1

1

GCS score at admission

6 (5–10)

8 (5—14)

6 (5–7)

Reason for CTH$

Control of EVD location

2

1

1

Haematoma assessment

1

1

0

Control of ischaemia 24 h after stroke

1

0

1

Postoperative neurosurgical control

6

3

3

Control, 24 h–48 h after TBI

15

8

7

Intracranial hypertension

12

5

7

Hydrocephalus screening

2

2

0

Intracranial Ischaemia/bleeding screening

1

1

1

Outcomes

In-ICU mortality, n

15

9

6

GOS at 3 months§

   

GOS 1

18

9

9

GOS 2

1

0

1

GOS 3

6

6

0

GOS 4

10

4

6

GOS 5

6

2

3

NA

1

0

1

  1. Data are expressed as the median (interquartile) or n.
  2. pCTH portable head CT, cCTH conventional head CT, GOS Glasgow Outcome Scale, ICU intensive care unit, TBI traumatic brain injury, SAH subarachnoid haemorrhage, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, EVD external ventricular drainage.
  3. §one missing patient follow-up in cCTH group.
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