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Table 2 Adherence to TBI guidelines and SBP recommendations in the population of patients with non-traumatic intracranial pathology (non-TBI population) and the population with isolated TBI (TBI population)

From: Prehospital treatment of patients with acute intracranial pathology: adherence to guidelines and blood pressure recommendations by the Danish Air Ambulance

Physiologic guideline references

Non-TBI population n (%, [95% CI])

TBI population n (%, [95% CI])

Number of patients

153

58

Adherence to TBI guideline recommendations (intubation when GCS < 9, SpO2% > 90 + SBP > 90 mmHg)

106 (69%, [61–77%])

43 (74%, [61–85%])

SBP > 90 mmHg

134 (88%, [81–92%])

53 (91%, [81–97%])

SBP > 110 mmHg

113 (74%, [66–81%])

40 (69%, [56–81%])

SBP > 120 mmHg

84 (55%, [47–63%])

32 (55%, [42–68%])

SpO2% > 90

147 (96%, [92–99%])

50 (86%, [75–94%])

  1. SBP systolic blood pressure, SpO2 peripheral blood oxygen saturation