Characteristics and outcomes of trauma patients with unplanned intensive care unit admissions: Bounce backs and upgrades comparison

Table 1 General characteristics of patients with unplanned intensive care unit admissions, n (%)

Variable	ICU (n = 203)
Age (years), mean (SD)	70.7 (19.9)
Geriatric	141 (69.5)
Sex (male/female)	138 (68.0)/65 (32.0)
Comorbidities	186 (91.6)
Mechanism of injury	-
Fall	139 (68.5)
Motor vehicle	59 (29.1)
Other (assault, accident, and burn)	5 (2.5)
Glasgow Coma Scale, mean (SD) (range)	13.9 (2.7) (3-15)
ISS, mean (SD) (range)	12.8 (7.8) (1-38)
ISS ≥ 16	72 (35.5)
Upgrade/bounce back	134 (66.0)/69 (34.0)
Main injury	-
Head-traumatic brain injury	76 (37.4)
Thorax	44 (21.7)
Spine	26 (12.8)
Hip/pelvis	22 (10.8)
Abdominal	11 (5.4)
Extremities	7 (3.4)
Facial	8 (3.9)
Cardiac	6 (3.0)
Pulmonary contusion	14 (6.9)
Pneumothorax	18 (8.9)
Hemothorax	26 (12.8)
Pneumohemothorax	11 (5.4)
Any blood transfusion	98 (48.3)
Any surgical procedure	96 (47.3)
Number of consultations, mean (SD)	3.6 (1.9)
Mechanical ventilation requirement	95 (46.8)
Endotracheal intubation	94 (46.3)
Tracheostomy	14 (6.9)
ICU length of stay (days), mean (SD)	8.7 (12.5)
Hospital length of stay (days), mean (SD)	17.6 (23.8)
Mortality	52 (25.6)
Time: Floor-ICU admission (days), mean (SD)	2.9 (5.4)

ICU: Intensive care unit; ISS: Injury severity score.