Table 1.
Demographic data of the patient population in the three outcome groups (n = 29 Patients)
| Variables | Favorable outcome 6Ma | Unfavorable outcome 6Ma | Brain death |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 15 | n = 9 | n = 5 | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 35.9 (16.6) | 40.8 (23.3) | 42.2 (19.8) |
| Apache II, mean (SD) | 14.1 (3.6) | 15.6 (2.6) | 16.6 (2.3) |
| GCS, median (IQR) | 6 (3; 8) | 4 (3; 5) | 3 (3; 4) |
| GCSm, median (IQR) | 4 (1; 4) | 2 (1; 3) | 1 (1; 1) |
| Marshall, median (IQR) | 3 (2; 5) | 3 (3; 5) | 5 (4; 5) |
| Isolated TBI, n (%) | 6 (40) | 3 (33) | 3 (60) |
| TBI in politrauma, n (%) | 9 (60) | 6 (67) | 2 (40) |
| ISS, mean (SD) | 27.5 (12.3) | 28.3 (10.6) | 26.2 (1.8) |
| AIS head, median (IQR) | 4 (3; 4) | 4 (3; 5) | 5 (4; 5) |
| Focal injury, n (%) | 4 (27) | 3 (33) | 3 (60) |
| Diffuse injury, n (%) | 11 (73) | 6 (67) | 2 (40) |
| Main intracranial lesion, n (%) | |||
| Epidural hematoma | 2 (13) | 0 (0) | 1 (20) |
| Subdural hematoma | 1 (7) | 2 (22) | 3 (60) |
| Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage | 3 (20) | 1 (11) | 0 (0) |
| Contusions | 7 (47) | 2 (22) | 1 (20) |
| Intracerebral mass lesion | 1 (7) | 2 (22) | 0 (0) |
| Brain swelling | 1 (7) | 1 (11) | 0 (0) |
| Diffuse axonal injury | 0 (0) | 1 (11) | 0 (0) |
| Mechanism of injury, n (%) | |||
| Fall | 7 (47) | 3 (33) | 4 (80) |
| Motor vehicle collision | 3 (20) | 2 (22) | 0 (0) |
| Motorcycle | 1 (7) | 3 (33) | 1 (20) |
| Bicycle crash | 2 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Pedestrian | 2 (13) | 1 (11) | 0 (0) |
aAt 6 months. GCS Glasgow coma scale, GCSm Glasgow coma scale, motor score, TBI traumatic brain injury, ISS injury severity score, AIS abbreviated injury scale