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Table 1 Cohort characteristics (N = 579). Comparison of patients with and without TLDs

From: Treatment-limiting decisions in patients with severe traumatic brain injury in a Norwegian regional trauma center

Cohort characteristics

TLD-group (N = 101)

No TLD-group (N = 478)

P value

Sex and age

Male

75 (74%)

350 (73%)

0.831

Female

26 (26%)

128 (27%)

Mean age (range)

60.8 (18–97)

51.3 (18–95)

<0.001

Mechanism of injury

Transport

23 (23%)

122 (26%)

0.562

Fall

65 (64%)

274 (57%)

0.192

Violence

3 (3%)

50 (10.5%)

0.018

Self-inflicted

8 (8%)

8 (2%)

0.001

Sport

3 (3%)

27 (6%)

0.270

Other

1 (1%)

11 (2%)

0.401

GCS*

GCS 3 -8

70 (69%)

110 (23%)

<0.001

GCS >8

31 (31%)

368 (77%)

Injury severity

AIS* head max mean

4.8

4.4

<0.001

ISS* median (range)

30 (17–75)

26 (16–75)

<0.001

NISS* median (range)

57 (18–75)

38 (16–75)

<0.001

Intensive care

ICU* admission

86 (85%)

409 (86%)

0.914

Ventilator days median (range)

6.3 (1–51)

11 (1–45)

<0.001

Neurosurgery

ICP* monitor

31 (31%)

159 (33%)

0.617

EVD*

17 (17%)

21 (4%)

<0.001

Craniotomy

18 (18%)

113 (25%)

0.240

Hemicraniectomy

9 (9%)

17 (4%)

0.018

Hospital LOS*

Median (range)

3 (1–51)

6 (1–56)

0.04

Discharge destination

Home

0 (0%)

128 (26.8%)

<0.001

Rehabilitation

2 (2%)

88 (18.4%)

Ward other hospital

7 (7%)

148 (31%)

ICU other hospital

12 (12%)

90 (18.8%)

Nursing home

6 (6%)

19 (4%)

Died at OUH*

74 (73%)

5 (1%)

  1. *See abbreviations