Table 1.

Demographics, injury severity, and hospital course for 85 adult patients with severe TBI sedated with dexmedetomidine in the ICU

	Median	IQR
Age (years)	35	24, 51
Head AIS score	4	3, 5
ISS score	30	24, 38
Admission GCS score	3	3, 3
Hospital LOS (days)	15	11, 22
ICU LOS (days)	9	5, 13
Time on ventilator (days)	7	4, 13
	%	N
Sex (male/female)	86/14	73/12
Race (Caucasian/Black/Hispanic)	87/9/4	74/8/3
Injury type (blunt/penetrating)	95/5	81/4
Discharge disposition
Death in hospital	9	8
Hospice	2	2
Nursing facility	19	16
Rehabilitation facility	36	31
Home	29	25
Other	4	3

Abbreviations: TBI= Traumatic Brain Injury; ICU= Intensive Care Unit; IQR= Interquartile Range; AIS=Abbreviated Injury Score; ISS= Injury Severity Score; GCS=Glasgow Coma Scale; LOS=Length of Stay