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. 2020 Dec 11;6:193. doi: 10.1186/s40814-020-00736-5

Table 1.

Demographics

Demographics Agitation
N = 17
No agitation
N = 13
All patients
N = 30
Median age, years (IQR) 60 (46.5) 66.0 (39) 64.5 (41.3)
Median APACHE 2 (IQR) 16.0 (9.0) 17.0 (10.5) 16.5 (9.25)
Median Injury Severity Score (IQR) 26.0 (14.0) 22.0 (26.5) 26.0 (18.0)
ICU admission GCS 6.0 (IQR 4.5) 13.0 (IQR 11.5) 6.0 (10.3)
Male sex 15 (88.2%)* 7 (53.8%) 22 (73.3%)
Primary language at home
 French 13 (76.4%) 12 (92.3%) 25 (83.3%)
 English 1 (5.9%) 1 (7.7%) 2 (6.7%)
 Other 3 (17.6%) 0 3 (10.0%)
Highest education level completed
 Primary 5 (29.4%) 3 (23.1%) 8 (25.8%)
 Secondary 10 (58.8%) 7 (53.8%) 16 (51.6%)
 University 2 (11.8%) 3 (23.1%) 5 (16.1%)
TBI severity
 Severe 4 (23.5%) 5 (38.5%) 9 (30.0%)
 Moderate 11 (64.7%) 2 (15.4%) 13 (43.3%)
 Mild complex 2 (11.8%) 6 (46.2%) 8 (26.7%)
TBI mechanism
 Falls 9 (52.9%) 6 (46.2%) 15 (50%)
 MVA 7 (41.2%) 6 (46.2%) 13 (43%)
 Other 1 (7.7%) 1 (5.9%) 2 (7%)
Localization of lesions
 No lesions 1 (5.9%) 2 (15.4%) 3 (10%)
 Frontal 8 (47.1%) 3 (23.1%) 11 (36.7%)
 Temporal 0 (0%) 1 (7.7%) 1 (3.3%)
 Fronto-temporal 5 (29.4%) 7 (53.8%) 12 (40%)
 Parieto-occipital 10 (58.8%) 4 (30.8%) 14 (46.7%)
Marshall score, median (range) 2 (1-6) 1 (1-5) 1.5 (1-6)
Rotterdam score, median (range) 3 (1-5) 3 (2-6) 3 (1-6)
Hearing impairment 3 (17.6%) 2 (15.4%) 5 (16.7%)
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 4 (23.5%) 0 4 (13.3%)
Ethanol positive screening on admission 4 (23.5%) 3 (23.1%) 7 (23.3%)
Active alcohol use 2 (11.8%) 0 2 (6.7%)
Active drug use (< 7 days)* 5 (29.4%) 0 5 (16.7%)
Active smoking 6 (35.3%) 4 (30.8%) 10 (33.3%)

Data are presented as median (IQR), or N (%) unless otherwise stated. *P < 0.05; other comparisons are non-significant

APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, ICU intensive care unit, IQR interquartile range, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, MVA motor vehicle accident, TBI traumatic brain injury