Table 6.
Patient | Critical care intervention | LOS (ICU, hospital) |
---|---|---|
62 year old male in MVC | Intubated on hospital day # 3 for delirium tremens | 13, 27 |
55 year old male with a ground level fall | Intubated in the ED after declining mental status upon return from computed tomography scan | 6, 17 |
21 year old male in MVC two days prior to ED arrival | Maintained normal mental status but taken for craniotomy due to size of epidural hematoma | 2, 7 |
41 year old male with a ground level fall and a history of end stage liver disease | Initial INR was 1.84 thus required 2 units of fresh frozen plasma in ED, no other blood product transfusion during hospitalization | 5, 59 |
Abbreviations: MVC, motor vehicle collision; ED, emergency department; INR, international normalized ratio; LOS, length of stay; ICU, intensive care unit; GCS, Glasgow Coma Score; ISS, injury severity score