Demographic, injury and coagulation data by death due to TBI
Death due to TBI (n=48) | Non-TBI related death (n=17) | P value | |
Age, md (IQR) | 55.5 (36.0–73.0) | 35.0 (27.0–55.0) | 0.09 |
Male, n (%) | 2 (4.2) | 2 (11.8) | 0.27 |
Blunt Mechanism of Injury, n (%) | 40 (83.3) | 12 (70.6) | 0.26 |
Land Transport, n (%) | 22 (52.1) | 7 (41.2) | 0.44 |
Admission SI, md (IQR) | 0.53 (0.4–0.95) | 1.04 (0.82–1.16) | 0.01 |
ISS, md (IQR) | 29.0 (25.0–33.5) | 35.0 (30.0–50.0) | 0.02 |
Lactate (mmol/dL), md (IQR) | 3.3 (2.0–5.5) | 8.4 (3.1–11.8) | 0.01 |
Platelets (×1000/µL), mn (SD) | 213.3 (75.4) | 194.6 (83.1) | 0.4 |
INR, md (IQR) | 1.2 (1.1–1.6) | 1.2 (1.1–1.6) | 0.88 |
Fibrinogen, n (%) | 0.15 | ||
<150 mg/dL | 34 (70.8) | 9 (52.9) | |
150–200 mg/dL | 9 (18.8) | 4 (23.5) | |
>200 mg/dL | 5 (10.4) | 4 (23.5) |
INR, international normalized ratio; ISS, Injury Severity Score; md, median; mn, mean; n (%), frequency, percent; SI, Shock Index; TBI, traumatic brain injury.