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Table 2 Patient demographics and acute injury severity variables

From: Family members’ experience with in-hospital health care after severe traumatic brain injury: a national multicentre study

Patient characteristics

Participating patients

N = 122

Age (years), mean (SD)

39.7 (19.1)

Gender n (%)

 Male

103 (84.4)

 Female

19 (15.6)

Level of education (n = 112) n (%)

 Low (≤12 years)

76 (63.4)

 High (≥13 years)

36 (32.1)

 Married/cohabiting n (%)

53 (43.8)

 AIS Head, mean (SD)

4.2 (0.9)

 GCS, mean (SD)a

 Length of stay, acute (median, range)

 Length of stay, rehabilitation (median, range)

5.4 (1.9)

14,5 (2–56)

11,0 (0–86)

  1. GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, AIS Abbreviated Injury Scale, ISS Injury Severity Scale, LOS Length Of Stay. aLowest value of GCS measured during the first 24 h post injury