Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics for 1,571 patients by age groups
From: Traumatic brain injury—the effects of patient age on treatment intensity and mortality
15-24yrs | 25-34yrs | 35-44yrs | 45-54yrs | 55-64yrs | 65-74yrs | 75-84yrs | ≥ 85yrs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Count (n, %) | 179 (100) | 168 (100) | 153 (100) | 197 (100) | 258 (100) | 297 (100) | 197 (100) | 122 (100) |
Male sex (n, %) | 134 (74.9) | 134 (79.8) | 125 (81.7) | 145 (73.6) | 195 (75.6) | 201 (67.7) | 112 (56.9) | 46 (37.7) |
Pre-injury ASA-score (n, %) | ||||||||
1 | 165 (92.2) | 134 (79.8) | 102 (66.7) | 114 (57.9) | 72 (27.9) | 66 (22.2) | 18 (9.1) | 4 (3.3) |
2 | 11 (6.1) | 26 (15.5) | 31 (20.3) | 45 (22.8) | 88 (34.1) | 127 (42.8) | 86 (43.7) | 30 (24.6) |
3 | 3 (1.7) | 7 (4.2) | 20 (13.1) | 38 (19.3) | 97 (37.6) | 97 (32.7) | 91 (46.2) | 85 (69.7) |
4 | 0 (0) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 7 (2.4) | 2 (1.0) | 3 (2.5) |
Pre-injury living (n, %) | ||||||||
Independent | 176 (98.3) | 162 (96.4) | 147 (96.1) | 185 (93.9) | 236 (91.5) | 269 (90.6) | 155 (78.7) | 51 (41.8) |
Home with assistance | 1 (0.6) | 5 (3.0) | 4 (2.6) | 8 (4.1) | 20 (7.8) | 22 (7.4) | 29 (14.7) | 54 (44.3) |
Institutionalised | 2 (1.1) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (1.3) | 4 (2.0) | 2 (0.8) | 6 (2.0) | 13 (6.6) | 17 (13.9) |
Pre-injury antithrombotics (n, %) | ||||||||
Anticoagulation | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 5 (3.3) | 2 (1.0) | 14 (5.4) | 33 (11.1) | 52 (26.4) | 38 (31.1) |
Platelet inhibitor | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.7) | 10 (5.1) | 38 (14.7) | 87 (29.3) | 68 (34.5) | 45 (36.9) |
Platelet inhibitor + anticoagulation | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1.2) | 7 (2.4) | 7 (3.6) | 2 (1.6) |
GCS (mean) | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 12.5 |
HISS (n, %) | ||||||||
Mild | 62 (34.6) | 83 (49.4) | 68 (44.4) | 81 (41.1) | 111 (43.0) | 134 (45.1) | 94 (47.7) | 73 (59.8) |
Moderate | 50 (27.9) | 32 (19.0) | 41 (26.8) | 58 (29.4) | 74 (28.7) | 100 (33.7) | 50 (25.4) | 32 (26.2) |
Severe | 67 (37.4) | 53 (31.5) | 44 (28.8) | 58 (29.4) | 73 (28.3) | 63 (21.2) | 53 (26.9) | 17 (13.9) |
Pathoanatomy (n, %) | ||||||||
Skull fracture | 121 (67.6) | 107 (63.7) | 95 (62.1) | 125 (63.5) | 135 (52.3) | 133 (44.8) | 56 (28.4) | 36 (29.5) |
SDH | 72 (40.2) | 73 (43.5) | 65 (42.5) | 109 (55.3) | 169 (65.5) | 192 (64.6) | 133 (67.5) | 77 (63.1) |
tSAH | 80 (44.7) | 104 (61.9) | 93 (60.8) | 116 (58.9) | 170 (65.9) | 189 (63.6) | 118 (59.9) | 72 (59.0) |
EDH | 47 (26.3) | 35 (20.8) | 34 (22.2) | 36 (18.3) | 33 (12.8) | 28 (9.4) | 9 (4.6) | 5 (4.1) |
Brain contusion | 100 (55.8) | 82 (48.8) | 82 (53.6) | 102 (51.8) | 138 (53.5) | 137 (46.1) | 87 (44.2) | 48 (39.3) |
Rotterdam CT score (n, %) | ||||||||
1,2 | 103 (57.5) | 82 (48.8) | 60 (39.2) | 76 (38.6) | 83 (32.2) | 89 (30.0) | 44 (22.3) | 38 (31.1) |
3,4 | 66 (36.9) | 67 (39.9) | 80 (52.3) | 101 (51.3) | 152 (58.9) | 182 (61.3) | 132 (67.0) | 73 (59.8) |
5,6 | 10 (5.6) | 19 (11.3) | 13 (8.5) | 20 (10.2) | 23 (8.9) | 26 (8.8) | 21 (10.7) | 11 (9.0) |
Multiple trauma (n, %) | ||||||||
Yes | 101 (56.4) | 94 (56.0) | 78 (51.0) | 122 (61.9) | 134 (51.9) | 127 (42.8) | 76 (38.6) | 40 (32.8) |
No | 78 (43.6) | 74 (44.0) | 75 (49.0) | 75 (38.1) | 124 (48.1) | 170 (57.2) | 121 (61.4) | 82 (67.2) |
Management intensity (n, %) | ||||||||
TTA | 165 (92.2) | 140 (83.3) | 129 (84.3) | 167 (84.8) | 214 (82.9) | 205 (69.0) | 127 (64.5) | 69 (56.6) |
CTA/CTV/MRA/MRV | 112 (62.6) | 97 (57.7) | 84 (54.9) | 123 (62.4) | 164 (63.6) | 163 (54.9) | 84 (42.6) | 21 (17.2) |
MR | 90 (50.3) | 52 (31.0) | 52 (34.0) | 69 (35.0) | 75 (29.1) | 50 (16.8) | 21 (10.7) | 4 (3.3) |
Ventilator therapy | 97 (54.2) | 69 (41.1) | 65 (42.5) | 89 (45.2) | 119 (46.1) | 112 (37.7) | 69 (35.0) | 22 (18.0) |
ICP-monitor | 62 (34.6) | 40 (23.8) | 42 (27.5) | 59 (29.9) | 81 (31.4) | 59 (19.9) | 27 (13.7) | 3 (2.5) |
Evacuation of mass lesion | 18 (10.1) | 22 (13.1) | 27 (17.6) | 27 (13.7) | 43 (16.7) | 49 (16.5) | 20 (10.2) | 10 (8.2) |
Decompressive craniectomy | 4 (2.2) | 4 (2.4) | 6 (3.9) | 9 (4.6) | 4 (1.6) | 4 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |