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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.