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Table 1 Characteristics of brain-injured patients

From: Alterations of the iNKT cell compartment in brain-injured patients

Demographic data and outcomes

Total (n = 33)

BI with pneumonia (n = 18), 55%

BI without pneumonia (n = 15), 45%

p value

Age (years)

46 [26–55]

49 [30–60]

43 [23–54]

0.2253

Male, n (%)

26 (79%)

14 (78%)

12 (80%)

0.7003

Initial GCS

6 [4–8]

5 [4–6.75]

7 [3.5–8]

0.4765

Barbiturate, n (%)

7 (21%)

3 (17%)

4 (27%)

0.2614

Corticotherapy, n (%)

1 (3%)

1 (6%)

0 (0%)

1

Acute respiratory distress syndrome, n(%)

6 (18%)

5 (28%)

1 (7%)

0.1861

Decompressive craniectomy, n (%)

4 (12%)

2 (11%)

2 (13%)

1

Duration of mechanical ventilation (days)

11 [7–19]

18 [11–24.7]

7 [5–12]

0.0009

ICU length of stay (days)

15 [10–26]

23 [14–34]

11 [7–16]

0.0012

Death in ICU, n, (%)

6 (18%)

1 (6%)

5 (33%)

0.0701

  1. Data are given as the median [interquartile range] or n (%); P < 0.05 is considered as statistically significant
  2. ICU intensive care unit, BI brain injury, GCS Glasgow coma scale