Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the population
From: Preserve encephalus in surgery of trauma: online survey. (P.E.S.T.O)
| Respondents (n = 122) | |
|---|---|
| Years of practice in emergency surgery | |
| < 5 | 14 (12%) |
| 6–10 | 32 (26%) |
| 11–15 | 24 (20%) |
| 16–20 | 15 (12%) |
| 21–25 | 15 (12%) |
| > 25 | 22 (18%) |
| Trauma center level | |
| I | 66 (54%) |
| II | 37 (30%) |
| III | 19 (16%) |
| Trauma team leader | |
| Emergency surgeon | 78 (75%) |
| Anesthesiologist | 16 (13%) |
| Emergency medicine physician | 10 (8%) |
| ICU physician | 5 (4%) |
| Trauma team not present | 9 (7%) |
| Other | 4 (3%) |
| Admission of trauma patients with ISS > 15 | |
| < 250 | 44 (36%) |
| 250–500 | 51 (42%) |
| 500–750 | 14 (12%) |
| 750–1000 | 4 (3%) |
| > 1000 | 9 (7%) |
| Admission of trauma patients with ISS > 15 and severe TBI (GCS < 8) | |
| < 100 | 53 (44%) |
| 100–200 | 43 (35%) |
| 200–300 | 15 (12%) |
| 300–400 | 7 (6%) |
| > 400 | 4 (3%) |
| Performance of neurosurgical intervention during training in emergency surgery | |
| Yes | 27 (22%) |
| No | 95 (78%) |