Cerebral metabolic effects of strict versus conventional glycaemic targets following severe traumatic brain injury

Table 1 Clinical profile of study group

Patient	Age (years)	Sex	GCS score	APACHE II score	ISS	CT scan result	ICU days	GOS^a
1	16	Male	3	27	41	Evacuated ML	27	SD
2	32	Male	5	16	48	Diffuse	50	–
3	24	Male	3	23	25	Evacuated ML	25	–
4	54	Male	8	21	25	Non-evacuated ML	26	SD
5	39	Male	3	23	38	Diffuse	23	G
6	22	Female	11	15	9	Non-evacuated ML	12	MD
7	49	Female	5	22	17	Evacuated ML	25	G
8	55	Male	3	24	34	Diffuse	21	SD
9	22	Female	3	26	25	Non-evacuated ML	32	–
10	56	Female	8	13	16	Non-evacuated ML	21	G
11	18	Male	3	29	34	Diffuse	8	D
12	58	Male	3	9	45	Evacuated ML	5	D
13	18	Male	9	14	25	Diffuse	10	–
14	25	Male	4	17	29	Non-evacuated ML	40	SD
15	27	Male	8	23	29	Diffuse	30	–
16	43	Male	5	17	34	Diffuse	20	–
17	41	Male	12	8	16	Diffuse	15	MD
18	36	Female	10	8	20	Non-evacuated ML	19	G
19	50	Male	4	21	57	Diffuse	23	–
20	23	Male	3	20	57	Non-evacuated ML	44	–

Abbreviations: APACHE II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, GOS Glasgow Outcome Scale, ICU Intensive care unit, ISS Injury Severity Score
^a Glasgow Outcome Scale score at 6 months: D died, G good, MD moderate disability, ML mass lesion, PVS persistent vegetative state SD Severe disability

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