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Table 1 Demographic data; Data are presented as mean ± SD, median (IQR), and frequency (%)

From: Incidence and outcome of cardiac injury in patients with severe head trauma

Clinical characteristic

Value

Age

30.8 ± 12.1

Male gender

45 (90 %)

GCS

6 (4, 7)

APACHE II

21.1 ± 5.4

APACHE IV

77.1 ± 22.5

Main pathology

 • Hemorrhage

38 (76 %)

 • Brain contusions

8 (16 %)

 • Diffuse axonal injury

4 (8 %)

Surgical intervention

23 (46 %)

Seven day mortality

13 (26 %)

In-hospital mortality

18 (36 %)

  1. GCS: Glasgow coma scale, APACHE II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score, APACHE IV: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation IV score