Table 1.
Study population characteristics
| Population characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
| Military status [n(%)] | |
| Active duty | 7 (22) |
| Veteran | 12 (37) |
| Civilian | 13 (41) |
| Etiology of injury [n(%)] | |
| Blast | 15 (47) |
| Blow | 17 (53) |
| Total | 32 (100) |
| Age at injury (years) | |
| Mean ± SD | 30.5±12.0 |
| Median (Range) | 28.5 (7–60) |
| Delay from injury to HBO2 Start (years) | |
| Mean ± SD | 9.5 ± 12.7 |
| Median (range) | 3.99 (0.36–45.6) |
| Duration of HBO2 (days) | |
| Mean ± SD | 114 ± 63 |
| Median (range) | 116 (26–304) |
| No. of HBO2 | |
| Mean ± SD | 55.8 ± 18.5 |
| Median (range) | 41 (35–82) |
| Diagnosis [n(%)] | |
| mTBI only | 25 (78) |
| mTBI + PTSD | 7 (22) |
Note: n = 32. HBO2: Hyperbaric oxygen; mTBI: mild traumatic brain injurt; PTSD: post traumatic stress disorder.