Table 1

Baseline demographics of the patients

CharacteristicNeuroscience ICU
(n=341)
Trauma ICU
(n=207)
P value
Median age, years (IQR)57 (34, 73)44 (28, 61)<0.001
Male gender68%73%0.252
High-speed mechanism34%71%<0.001
Transfer46%19%<0.001
Comorbidities22%13%0.007
Preinjury anticoagulant use7%2%0.010
Median head AIS score (IQR)3 (2, 4)3 (3, 4)0.471
Median ISS (IQR)16 (10, 24)25 (17, 34)<0.001
  • AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; ICU, intensive care unit; ISS, Injury Severity Score.