Table 3 Comparison of baseline and clinical characteristics between patients with and without a diagnosis of PTSD^a

Age, yr (mean ± SD)

43.9 ± 19.1

44.9 ± 18.3

0.7554

Male sex, % (n)

76.5% (104)

76.7% (56)

1.0000

GCS score at admission (mean ± SD)

9.5 ± 4.1

8.9 ± 3.9

0.4771

SAPS II (mean ± SD)

42.2 ± 18.5

38.5 ± 14.6

0.2165

ISS (mean ± SD)

29.1 ± 5.8

28.8 ± 6.2

0.5596

AIS score (mean ± SD)

   Head/Neck

2.9 ± 1.3

3.2 ± 1.5

0.1655

   Face

2.1 ± 1.1

2.2 ± 1.5

0.4105

   Chest

2.6 ± 1.1

2.5 ± 1.6

0.7911

   Abdominal

1.7 ± 1.2

1.7 ± 1.8

0.6086

   Extremity

2.2 ± 1.4

2.3 ± 1.6

0.2143

   External

0.7 ± 1.2

1 ± 1.3

0.1066

Tracheostomy, % (n)

69.9% (95)

76.7% (56)

0.1004

Mechanical ventilation, days (mean ± SD)

12.8 ± 9.9

13.9 ± 11.5

0.5695

GCS score at ICU discharge (mean ± SD)

13.3 ± 2.4

13.1 ± 3.0

0.6802

ICU LOS, days (mean ± SD)

18.6 ± 11.3

20.4 ± 12.3

0.3718

Hospital LOS, days (mean ± SD)

37.9 ± 22.8

40.4 ± 23.1

0.1192

Clinical psychologist intervention, % (n)

72.8% (99)^b

32.9% (24)

< 0.001