Table 2.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of the study cohort.
| Participant Characteristics | Overall Cohort (N = 34) |
|---|---|
| Mean age in years (SD, range) |
50.7 (18.9, 17–78) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 27 (79.41%) |
| Female | 7 (20.59%) |
| Race | |
| White | 27 (79.41%) |
| Black | 4 (11.77%) |
| Other | 3 (8.82%) |
| Mechanism of Injury | |
| Fall | 15 (44.12%) |
| Motor vehicle accident | 8 (23.53%) |
| Motorcycle accident | 5 (14.71%) |
| Gunshot wound | 4 (11.77%) |
| Other | 2 (5.88%) |
| Pre-Hospital Cardiac Arrest | |
| Yes | 2 (5.88%) |
| No | 32 (94.12%) |
| Injury Severity Score | |
| Mean (SD, range) | 25.50 (6.73, 13–43) |
| 1–15 | 2 (5.88%) |
| 16–24 | 9 (26.47%) |
| 25–49 | 23 (67.65%) |
| 50–75 | 0 |
| Initial GCS Score | |
| Median (range) | 6 (3–10) |
| 3–8 | 29 (85.29%) |
| 9–12 | 5 (14.71%) |
| 13–15 | 0 |
| Surgical Decompression | |
| Yes | 30 (88.24%) |
| No | 4 (11.76%) |
| EVD | |
| Mean time to EVD in days (SD, range) | 0.94 (1.74, 0–8) |
| Mean duration in days (SD, range) | 6.90 (4.27, 1–19) |
| Quad-lumen MMM | |
| Yes | 23 (67.65%) |
| No | 11 (32.35%) |
Caption: GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; SD, standard deviation; EVD, external ventricular drain; MMM, multimodality monitor.