. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: Neurocrit Care. 2017 Apr;26(2):213–224. doi: 10.1007/s12028-016-0309-z

TABLE 1.

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS

Variable (n=385)	Mean (SD, Range)
Age	37.9 (16.8, 16–77)
Initial GCS	5.83 (1.51, 3–8)
	Frequency n (%)
Gender (M)	304 (79.0%)
Race
• White	380 (98.7%)
• Asian/Pacific Islander	2 (0.52%)
• Other	3 (0.78%)
Edema noted on acute CT (Y)	146 (0.44)
Decompressive Craniotomy (Y)	128/385 (0.33)
• Day 0	87/128 (0.68)
• Day 1	18/128 (0.14)
• Days 2, 3, 4 or 5	14/128 (0.11)

Table 1 summarizes the patient characteristics of the severe TBI population overall (n=385). All patients had severe TBI (GCS 3–8. Mean 5.83), and were predominantly male (79%).