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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 17.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Neurol. 2010 Dec 17;10(2):131–139. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(10)70300-8

Table 1.

Demographics and baseline characteristics

Hypothermia (n=52) Normothermia (n=45)
Age (years) 26 (9) 31 (11)
GCS score 5–8 33 (63%) 22 (49%)
GCS score 3–4 19 (37%) 23 (51%)
Non-reactive pupils* 6 (12%) 5 (11%)
Surgical lesion removed in first 24 h after injury 15 (29%) 15 (33%)
Prehospital hypotension 7 (15%) 7 (16%)
Prehospital hypoxia 11 (23%) 4 (9%)
Injury severity score 30 (6) 30 (9)
Abbreviated injury severity score for head 4·56 (0·61) 4·47 (0·63)
Positive blood alcohol§ 17 (59%) 17 (59%)
First temperature (°C) 36·1 (0·8) 36·0 (0·9)

Data are mean (SD) or number (%). GCS=Glasgow coma scale.

*

Data missing for three patients in the hypothermia group and one in the normothermia group.

Data missing for four patients in the hypothermia group and two in the normothermia group.

Data missing for four patients in the hypothermia group and two in the normothermia group.

§

Data missing for 23 patients in the hypothermia group and 16 in the normothermia group.

Data missing for one patient in the normothermia group.