Table 3.
Patient demographics and characteristics of BCVI
| Patient characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Number of patients, N | 44 |
| Male, N (%) | 38 (86.4) |
| Female, N (%) | 6 (13.6) |
| Age, years, range (mean) | 19–95 (45.2) |
| ISS > 16, N (%) | 20 (45.5) |
| ISS < 16, N (%) | 24 (54.5) |
| Deaths, N (%) | 2 (4.5) |
| Dissection characteristics and localisation | |
|---|---|
| Total number dissections, N in n patients | 20 dissections in 16 patients |
| Right side dissection, N (%) | 6 (30) |
| Left side dissection, N (%) | 6 (30) |
| Bilateral dissection, N (%) | 4 (20) |
| Primary stroke, N (%) | 1 (5) |
| Secondary stroke, N (%) | 0 (0) |
| Dissection of vertebral artery*, N | 13 |
| V1 | 1 |
| V2 | 7 |
| V3 | 3 |
| V4 | 2 |
| Dissection of carotid arterya, N | 7 |
| C1 | 4 |
| C2 | 2 |
| C3 | 3 |
| C4 | 2 |
| C5 | 2 |
| BCVI type according to Biffl [6] | |
| Biffl Type I, N (%) | 4 (20) |
| Biffl Type II, N (%) | 8 (40) |
| Biffl Type III, N (%) | 1 (5) |
| Biffl Type IV, N (%) | 6 (30) |
| Biffl Type V; N (%) | 1 (5) |
aMultilevel injury possible
ISS Injury severity score