Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of isolated severe TBI patient cohort
N = 41,590a | |
|---|---|
Age [mean ± SD, (range)] | 61.1 ± 21.3 (18–110) |
Male [n(%)] | 26,604 (64.0 %) |
Race [n(%)] | |
White | 17,135 (41.2 %) |
African-American | 2625 (6.3 %) |
Asian/PI | 749 (1.8 %) |
Other | 2527 (6.1 %) |
Missing | 18,554 (44.6 %) |
Insurance [n(%)] | |
Private | 8516 (20.5 %) |
Public | 21,564 (51.9 %) |
Self-pay | 4427 (10.6 %) |
Other | 2749 (6.6 %) |
Missing | 4334 (10.4 %) |
Admission systolic blood pressure [mean ± SD, (range)] | 146.9 ± 29.4 (12–299) |
Injury severity score [mean ± SD, (range)] | 15.9 ± 6.3 (1–75) |
Admission Glasgow Coma Scale (mean ± SD, range)b | 12.6 ± 3.8 (3–15) |
Admission heart rate [mean ± SD, (range)] | 85.5 ± 20.9 (0–260) |
Need for a ventilator [n(%)] | 10,239 (24.6 %) |
Injury mechanism [n(%)]c | |
Motor vehicle-related | 3896 (9.4 %) |
Fall | 29,512 (71.0 %) |
Firearm | 1399 (3.4 %) |
Transport, other | 973 (2.3 %) |
Struck by/against | 3176 (7.6 %) |
Other, specified and classifiable | 216 (0.5 %) |
Other | 2421 (5.8 %) |