Table 3.
Injury characteristics and therapeutic variables in substance abuse versus no substance abuse groups.
| Variables | Substance abuse (CAGE ≥2) n = 23 |
No substance abuse (CAGE <2) n = 65 |
|---|---|---|
| Glasgow coma scale (GCS) | ||
| Mean ± SD | 7.7 ± 3.2 | 7.7 ± 3.1 |
| Injury severity sore (ISS) | ||
| Mean ± SD | 30.1 ± 12.9 | 28.3 ± 13.0 |
| Intracranial surgery | ||
| Rate | 52% | 35% |
| Intracranial pressure (ICP) | ||
| Measurement rate | 57% | 47% |
| Artificial ventilation | ||
| Rate | 81% | 68% |
| Tracheostomy | ||
| Rate | 57% | 39% |
| Artificial ventilation days | ||
| Median (IQR) | 12 (19) | 2 (15) |
| Medical complications >1 | ||
| Rate | 30% | 15% |
| ICU length of stay | ||
| Median (IQR) | 9 (15) | 4.5 (12) |
| Length of acute hospital stay | ||
| Median (IQR) | 9 (12) | 7.5 (10) |
| Glasgow outcome scale (GOS) | ||
| Level ≥4 | 30% | 45% |
ICU = Intensive Care Unit; IQR = interquartile range