Table 2 Description of documented assessment and interventions in all patients n = 651 with a severe traumatic brain injury
Year 2000-2005 | Year 2006-2009 | |
|---|---|---|
395 n (%) | 256 n (%) | |
Assessments | ||
Airway (clear airway) | 247 (63) | 132 (51) |
Breathing (Saturation) | 254 (57) | 171 (67) |
Circulation (BP) | 264 (67) | 161 (63) |
Neurology (GCS) | 385 (97) | 246 (96) |
Documentation of secondary insults (Sat < 90, BP <90) | 80 (21) | 46 (18) |
Interventions | ||
Intubation on scene | 71 (18) | 49 (19) |
I.V. fluid | 124 (31) | 73 (29) |
Sedation | 239 (61) | 158 (61) |
Direct transportation to level 1 trauma centre | 201 (51) | 141 (55) |
Outcome | ||
Length of ICU stay (mean) | 11.16 days | 8.82 days |
In hospital mortality | 120 (30) | 75 (29) |
GOS at 3 months | ||
Favourable (GOS 4–5) | 56 (14) | 15 (6) |
Unfavourable (GOS 1–3) | 339 (86) | 241 (94) |