Table 1.
Comparison Groups Between the Pre−COVID-19 and COVID-19 Periods
| Pre-COVID-19 | COVID-19 | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n) | 101.0 | 49.0 | |||
| Male (n, %) | 61.0 | 60.4 | 38.0 | 77.6 | 0.03751∗ |
| Female (n, %) | 40.0 | 39.6 | 11.0 | 22.4 | |
| Age (mean, SD) | 68.4 | 17.6 | 61.7 | 20.9 | 0.05636 |
| ISS (median—IQR) | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
| TBI severity (GCS) (median, IQR) | 15 | 1 | 15 | 2 | |
| Mild (n, %) | 85.0 | 84.2 | 37.0 | 75.5 | 0.3296 |
| Moderate (n, %) | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 14.3 | |
| Severe (n, %) | 9.0 | 8.9 | 5.0 | 10.2 | |
| Mechanism of trauma (n, %) | |||||
| MVA/Transit accident | 5.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 18.4 | 0.03405∗ |
| Mechanical fall | 62.0 | 61.4 | 20.0 | 40.8 | |
| Direct trauma with object/violence | 10.0 | 9.9 | 6.0 | 12.2 | |
| Syncope and head trauma | 11.0 | 10.9 | 4.0 | 8.2 | |
| Unknown | 13.0 | 12.9 | 10.0 | 20.4 | |
| Diagnosis (n, %) | |||||
| Subdural hematoma | 52.0 | 51.5 | 21.0 | 42.9 | 0.3676 |
| Epidural hematoma | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 8.2 | |
| Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage | 23.0 | 22.7 | 16.0 | 32.7 | |
| Intracerebral contusion | 10.0 | 9.9 | 6.0 | 12.2 | |
| Other | 11 | 10.9 | 2 | 4 | |
| Intervention (n, %) | |||||
| Medical | 80.0 | 79.2 | 43.0 | 87.8 | 0.2013 |
| Surgical | 21.0 | 20.8 | 6.0 | 12.2 | |
| Goals of care (n, %) | |||||
| DNI/DNR/Palliative care | 6 | 5.9 | 6 | 12.2 | 0.1819 |
SD, standard deviation; ISS, Injury Severity Score; IQR, interquartile; TBI, Traumatic brain injury; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; MVA, Motor vehicle accident; DNI, do not intubate; DNR, do not resuscitate.
∗
P ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant.