Table 5 Characteristics of elderly patients in the GH group and the RTC group

Preinjury functional disability, n (%)

20 (38)

34 (36)

49 (58)

20 (48)

36 (63)

4 (36)

 Missing

4 (8)

4 (4)

4 (5)

0 (0)

2 (4)

0 (0)

Antithrombotic medication, n (%)

5 (9)

8 (8)

61 (73)

30 (71)

41 (72)

9 (82)

 Missing

6 (11)

1 (1)

5 (6)

0 (0)

3 (5)

0 (0)

Cause of injury, n (%)

 Fall

35 (66)*

43 (45)

76 (90)*

32 (76)

53 (93)*

7 (64)

 Motor vehicle accident

11 (21)

32 (34)

6 (7)*

9 (21)

3 (5)**

4 (36)

 Other cause

5 (9)

16 (17)

2 (2)

1 (2)

1 (2)

0 (0)

Severity of TBI at admission, n (%)

 Severe TBI

20 (38)*

53 (56)

33 (39)

19 (45)

20 (35)

7 (64)

 Moderate TBI

32 (60)**

33 (35)

39 (46)

15 (36)

31 (54)***

0 (0)

 Mild TBI

1 (2)

9 (9)

12 (14)

8 (19)

6 (11)

4 (36)

Trauma team activation, (%)

24 (45)*

59 (62)

24 (29)

19 (45)

12 (21)

4 (36)

Reason for managing patient at the GH, n (%)

 Unsalvageable

8 (15)

–

24 (29)

–

14 (25)

–

 Neurosurgical intervention considered non-beneficial

2 (4)

–

40 (48)

–

35 (61)

–

 Presumed low risk of further deterioration

33 (62)

–

16 (19)

–

7 (12)

–

 Another reason

6 (11)

–

2 (2)

–

0 (0)

–

 Unknown reason

4 (8)

–

2 (2)

–

1 (2)

–

Neurosurgical procedure, n (%)

–

70 (74)

–

24 (57)

–

6 (55)

In-hospital fatality, n (%)

8 (15)

12 (13)

52 (62)***

10 (24)

38 (67)

4 (36)

6-month fatality, n (%)

10 (19)

16 (17)

64 (76)***

18 (43)

48 (84)

8 (73)

 Missing

0 (0)

7 (7)

0 (0)

1 (2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

12-month fatality, n (%)

11 (21)

18 (19)

68 (81)***

20 (48)

49 (86)

8 (73)

 Missing

0 (0)

7 (7)

0 (0)

1 (2)

0 (0)

0 (0)