Table 3

Demographic, injury and coagulation data by death due to TBI

Death due to TBI (n=48)Non-TBI related death (n=17)P value
Age, md (IQR)55.5 (36.0–73.0)35.0 (27.0–55.0)0.09
Male, n (%)2 (4.2)2 (11.8)0.27
Blunt Mechanism of Injury, n (%)40 (83.3)12 (70.6)0.26
Land Transport, n (%)22 (52.1)7 (41.2)0.44
Admission SI, md (IQR)0.53 (0.4–0.95)1.04 (0.82–1.16)0.01
ISS, md (IQR)29.0 (25.0–33.5)35.0 (30.0–50.0)0.02
Lactate (mmol/dL), md (IQR)3.3 (2.0–5.5)8.4 (3.1–11.8)0.01
Platelets (×1000/µL), mn (SD)213.3 (75.4)194.6 (83.1)0.4
INR, md (IQR)1.2 (1.1–1.6)1.2 (1.1–1.6)0.88
Fibrinogen, n (%)0.15
 <150 mg/dL34 (70.8)9 (52.9)
 150–200 mg/dL9 (18.8)4 (23.5)
 >200 mg/dL5 (10.4)4 (23.5)
  • INR, international normalized ratio; ISS, Injury Severity Score; md, median; mn, mean; n (%), frequency, percent; SI, Shock Index; TBI, traumatic brain injury.