Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of study subjects.
Characteristic | GOSE ≤ 4 | GOSE > 4 |
---|---|---|
Total subjects, n | 348 | 483 |
Female, n | 97 (27.87%) | 127 (26.29%) |
Age, median [Q1, Q3] | 45 [29, 59] | 31 [22, 45] |
Abbreviated injury score [Q1, Q3] | 29 [22, 36] | 22 [14, 29] |
Head injury severity score, median [Q1, Q3] | 4 [4, 5] | 3 [3, 4] |
Cause of injury | ||
Motor vehicle collision, n | 99 (28.45%) | 204 (42.24%) |
Motorcycle/scooter/ATV/bicycle crash, n | 82 (23.56%) | 126 (26.09%) |
Pedestrian struck by moving vehicle, n | 66 (18.97%) | 42 (8.70%) |
Fall, n | 63 (18.10%) | 70 (14.49%) |
Assault, n | 24 (6.90%) | 22 (4.55%) |
Other or unknown, n | 14 (4.02%) | 19 (3.93%) |
Initial Glasgow coma scale | ||
Motor response, median [Q1, Q3] | 4 [3, 5] | 5 [4, 5] |
Eye opening response, median [Q1, Q3] | 1 [1, 2] | 2 [1, 3] |
Verbal response, median [Q1, Q3] | 1 [1, 2] | 2 [1, 2] |
Radiology findings | ||
Subdural hematoma, n | 224 (64.37%) | 182 (37.68%) |
Subdural hematoma (max width), median [Q1, Q3] | 17.5 [0.0, 70.0] | 0 [0.0, 23.5] |
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (#), median [Q1, Q3] | 2 [1, 3] | 0 [0, 2] |
Intra-ventricular hemorrhage, n | 114 (32.76%) | 75 (15.53%) |
Intraparenchymal hematoma (max width), median [Q1, Q3] | 0 [0, 0] | 0 [0, 0] |
Brain contusion (#), median [Q1, Q3] | 1 [0, 2] | 0 [0, 1] |
Brain contusion (max width), median [Q1, Q3] | 2.0 [0.0, 38.0] | 0.0 [0.0, 13.75] |
Diffuse axonal injury finding (#), median [Q1, Q3] | 0 [0, 1] | 0 [0, 0] |
Third ventricle compression, n | 125 (35.92%) | 53 (10.97%) |
Transtentorial herniation, n | 97 (27.87%) | 34 (7.04%) |
Laboratory values | ||
Glucose, median [Q1, Q3] | 147.0 [126.0, 174.0] | 139.0 [115.0, 167.25] |
Hgb, median [Q1, Q3] | 13.40 [12.15, 14.60] | 14.0 [12.70, 15.0] |
Platelets, median [Q1, Q3] | 240.0 [201.0, 288.75] | 236.0 [199.0, 283.0] |
aPTT, median [Q1, Q3] | 26.8 [24.0, 29.8] | 25.8 [23.5, 28.1] |
INR, median [Q1, Q3] | 1.1 [1.0, 1.2] | 1.1 [1.0, 1.17] |