Table 1 Characteristics of TBI population admitted to San Gerardo Hospital NICU from January 1997 – till December 2016
Number TBI patients | 967 |
Median age, years | 45 (0–94) |
Sex | |
Female | 240 (25%) |
Male | 727 (75%) |
Pre-TBI functional state | |
Good health | 665 (69%) |
Moderate limitation of activities | 252 (26%) |
Severe limitation of activities | 43 (4%) |
Missing | 7 (1%) |
Intubation at the scene | |
No | 435 (45%) |
Yes | 532 (55%) |
Sedation at the scene | |
No | 464 (48%) |
Yes | 503 (52%) |
GCS at the scene | |
Mild TBI [13–15] | 256 (27%) |
Moderate TBI [9–12] | 157 (16%) |
Severe TBI [3–8] | 554 (57%) |
Intracranial lesions | |
None | 142 (15%) |
Extradural haematoma | 119 (12%) |
Subdural haematoma | 323 (33%) |
Contusion | 296 (31%) |
Diffusion Axonal Injury/ Petechiae | 87 (9%) |
CT findings (Marshall Score) | |
Marshall 1 | 75 (8%) |
Marshall 2 | 370 (38%) |
Marshall 3 | 75 (8%) |
Marshall 4 | 21 (2%) |
Marshall 5 | 365 (38%) |
Marshall 6 | 61 (6%) |
Extracranial lesions | |
No | 379 (39%) |
Yes | 588 (61%) |