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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population (n = 308)

From: Pre-hospital endotracheal intubation in severe traumatic brain injury: ventilation targets and mortality—a retrospective analysis of 308 patients

 

All

Survived

Died

P

N

N = 308

N = 197

N = 111

Age (years)

52

[27;71]

44

[23;64]

64

[37;79]

< 0.001

308

Sex

   

0.817

308

 Male

234 (76%)

151 (77%)

83 (75%)

  

 Female

74 (24%)

46 (23%)

28 (25%)

  

Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)

   

< 0.001

304

 4–8

154 (51%)

107 (55%)

47 (43%)

  

 9–15

46 (15%)

41 (21%)

5 (5%)

  

 3

104 (34%)

48 (24%)

56 (52%)

  

Systolic blood pressure in resuscitation room (mm Hg)

122 [104;138]

124

[108;139]

119

[96;136]

0.045

293

PetCO2 in resuscitation room (kPa)

4.50 [3.87;4.93]

4.67 [4.10;5.07]

4.13

[3.47;4.70]

< 0.001

291

PaCO2 in resuscitation room (kPa)

5.99 [5.47;6.79]

5.87 [5.46;6.53]

6.40

[5.47;7.33]

0.019

270

Injury severity score

29 [20;38]

25 [17;34]

32 [25;41]

< 0.001

301

Vasopressor use

   

0.132

284

 No

215 (76%)

145 (79%)

70 (70%)

  

 Yes

69 (24%)

39 (21%)

30 (30%)

  

On-scene time (min)

30.0 [24.0;37.0]

30.5 [24.0;38.0]

29.0

[24.0;36.0]

0.392

307

Pre-hospital time (min)

59.0 [51.0;68.0]

60.0 [52.0;69.0]

59.0

[50.0;67.0]

0.223

305

  1. PetCO2: end-tidal partial pressure of CO2. PaCO2: arterial partial pressure of CO2