Table 1 Patient characteristics and outcome
Variables | Cohort (n = 248) |
|---|---|
Age, years | 36 [23–53] |
Sex, men | 181 (73.0) |
BMI, kg/m2 | 24 [22–26] |
Initial trauma condition | |
 Glasgow Coma Scale | 8 [5–14] |
 Head injury | 176 (71.0) |
 Intracranial hypertension | 80 (32.3) |
 Surgery in the first 24 h | 142 (57.3) |
 SAPS2 | 47 ± 16 |
Severity of trauma | |
 ISS | 34 [25–43] |
 AIS head or neck | 4.5 [0–5] |
 AIS chest | 3 [0–3] |
 AIS abdomen or pelvic | 0 [0–2] |
 AIS extremities | 0 [0–2] |
 AIS rachis | 0 [0–2] |
Treatments | |
 Mechanical ventilation | 184 (74.2) |
 Acetaminophen | 159 (64.1) |
 Benzodiazepine | 136 (54.8) |
 Opioids | 202 (81.4) |
 Neuro-muscular blockers | 37 (14.9) |
 Ketamine | 24 (9.7) |
 Craniectomy | 13 (5.2) |
 Transfusion | 0 [0–3] |
In-hospital transport | 135 (54.4) |
Outcome | |
 28-day mortality | 45 (18.1) |
 Days on mechanical ventilation | 6 [3–13] |
 Days on vasopressor infusion | 2 [1–4] |
 Day in the ICU stay | 9 [5–18] |
 Days in the hospital | 12 [7–23] |