Table 1 Comparison of baseline and clinical characteristics between control group and intervention group^a

Age, yr (mean ± SD)

44.9 ± 19.8

43.7 ± 16.4

0.8212

Male sex, % (n)

72.1% (62)

83.7% (103)

0.0573

GCS score at admission, mean ± SD

9.0 ± 3.9

9.5 ± 4.2

0.6292

SAPS II, mean ± SD

38.5 ± 14.5

44.1 ± 20.5

0.2226

ISS, mean ± SD

28.9 ± 7.8

29.3 ± 9.1

0.3553

AIS score, mean ± SD

   Head and/or neck

3.1 ± 1.3

3.0 ± 1.4

0.4122

   Face

2.1 ± 1.2

1.9 ± 1.4

0.1886

   Chest

2.7 ± 1.3

2.5 ± 1.1

0.2212

   Abdominal

1.8 ± 1.4

1.6 ± 1.6

0.3438

   Extremity

2.4 ± 1.4

2.4 ± 1.5

0.7997

   External

1.1 ± 0.8

0.9 ± 0.9

0.5651

Tracheostomy, % (n)

74.4% (64)

72.4% (89)

0.7541

Mechanical ventilation, days (mean ± SD)

14.2 ± 10.9

11.5 ± 9.9

0.1718

GCS at ICU discharge, mean ± SD

12.9 ± 2.9

13.6 ± 2.4

0.1395

ICU LOS, days (mean ± SD)

20.1 ± 11.3

17.8 ± 12.5

0.2738

Hospital LOS, days (mean ± SD)

39.2 ± 22.6

38.4 ± 24.5

0.3312