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Table 3 Differences in injury severity after trauma center admission

From: Factors correlating with delayed trauma center admission following traumatic brain injury

  

Trauma center admission

 

All patients 431 (100%)

Direct 282 (65%)

Delayed 149 (35%)

p-Value

IMPACT-TBI score

26 (14–47)

26 (12–50)

25 (16–41)

0.619

Trauma center GCS

    

3-12

295 (68)

203 (72)

92 (62)

0.063

13-15

136 (31)

79 (28)

57 (38)

 

Rotterdam CT-score

    

1-2

93 (21)

59 (21)

34 (23)

0.584

3-4

251 (59)

163 (57)

88 (59)

 

5-6

87 (20)

60 (22)

27 (18)

 

ISS > 15

372 (86)

235 (83)

137 (92)

0.013

ISS > 25

160 (37)

111 (39)

49 (33)

0.186

Acute craniotomy

144 (33)

59 (21)

85 (57)

< 0.001

  1. Categorical variables are presented as N (%) and continuous variables as median (IQR). Abbreviations: CT= computer tomography, ISS= injury severity score, IMPACT= international mission for prognosis and clinical trials on TBI.