Table 3

Specific severity indices in the trauma patients on enrollment, according to presence of brain injury

Trauma (n = 66)
AOX
Placebo
P value

Number
34
32

Injury Severity Score, all
30.1 ± 9.8
28.3 ± 10.4
NS
     Brain injury (n = 39; 20/19)
31.0 ± 11.0
28.7 ± 11.9
NS
     No brain injury (n = 27; 14/13)
28.9 ± 7.9
27.6 ± 8.1
NS
Injury Severity Score brain, in brain-injured
14.5 ± 4.9
10.8 ± 4.5
0. 019
Glasgow Coma Scale score initial, all
10.4 ± 4.9
11.8 ± 4.3
0.16
     Brain injury
7.4 ± 4.3
9.7 ± 4.8
0.11
     No brain injury
14.6 ± 0.6
14.8 ± 0.8
NS
SAPS II
39.9 ± 17.0
31.1 ± 12.2
0.04
SOFA score, neuro section
1.62 ± 1.7
0.97 ± 1.2
0.085
     Brain injury
2.5 ± 1.6
1.38 ± 1.2
0.012
     No brain injury
0.2 ± 0.4
0.2 ± 0.6
NS

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. P values refer to comparison between the antioxidant (AOX) and placebo groups. NS, not significant; SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiology Score; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment.

Berger et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R101   doi:10.1186/cc6981