Table 1. Patients Characteristics.
Variables | n=343 (%) |
---|---|
Age (Mean ± SD) | 32± 12 |
Males | 327 (95) |
Mechanism of Injury | |
MVC Pedestrian Fall Fall of heavy objects All-Terrain Vehicles Others |
140 (41) 68 (20) 62 (18) 14 (4) 11 (3) 48 (14) |
Head Injury | 181 (53) |
Pulmonary Contusion | 57 (17) |
Tracheostomy | 20 (6) |
VAP | 53 (16) |
GCS | |
Mean ± SD Median (range) |
6±2 6 (2-10) |
Injury Severity Score (ISS) | |
Mean ± SD Median (range) |
23±10 22 (1-59) |
LOS | |
Mean ± SD Median (range) |
8±7 7 (1-48) |
Ventilator days | 3(1-41) |
Tube size | |
Mean ± SD Median (range) |
8±0.4 8 (6.5-8.5) |
Reintubated | 24 (7) |
MVC: Motor Vehicle Collision; GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; LOS: Length of stay; SD: Standard deviation; VAP: Ventilator-associated pneumonia.