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Table 3 Patient characteristics

From: SOFA is superior to MOD score for the determination of non-neurologic organ dysfunction in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a cohort study

Patient characteristic

Value

Number

209

Age (years; median [range])

36 (16–90)

Male (%)

78%

Injury Severity Score (mean ± SD)

32.6 ± 10.8

Mechanism of injury

 

   Motor vehicle collision

50%

   Fall

33%

   Assault

5%

   Suicide

3%

   Pedestrian versus motor vehicle

5%

   Bicycle collision

1%

   Snowboarding/skiing

1%

   Unknown

1%

Post-resuscitation GCS score (median [interquartile range])

5 (3–7)

Admission APACHE II score (mean ± SD)

18.5 ± 6.4

Patients with following injuries on head CT (%)

 

   Subdural hematoma

54%

   Extradural hematoma

16%

   Subarachnoid hemorrhage

55%

   Diffuse axonal injury

31%

   Intraventricular hemorrhage

32%

   Parenchymal hematoma

28%

Patients with maximum AIS ≥3 for following systems (%)

 

   Chest

87%

   Abdomen/pelvic contents

39%

   Pelvis/extremities

63%

ICU length of stay (median [IQR])

7 (3–13)

Hospital length of stay (median [IQR])

19 (6–50)

Hospital mortality (%)

32%

  1. AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; APACHE, Acute Physiology nd Chronic Health Evaluation; CT, computed tomography; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.