Table 2 Donors’ characteristics
|  | Non-traumatic brain death (N = 85) | Traumatic brain death (N = 105) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender [male, %] | 74.1 | 79.7 | 0.124 |
Age (years) | 37.4 ± 13.1 | 27.8 ± 10.9 | < 0.001 |
Weight (kg) | 74.9 ± 19.5 | 74.8 ± 15.2 | 0.106 |
Height (cm) | 170.4 ± 26.7 | 175.3 ± 10.1 | 0.037 |
BMI | 25.2 ± 5.2 | 24.1 ± 3.4 | 0.118 |
CMV positive serology (%) | 75.0 | 76.5 | 0.832 |
Brain injury interval hours | 131.9 ± 86.2 | 86.3 ± 45.6 | 0.001 |
Brain death interval | 13.1 ± 3.7 | 12.6 ± 4.7 | 0.544 |
Hospitalization days | 5.7 ± 2.3 | 3.9 ± 2.1 | < 0.001 |
Amines (%) | 79.2 | 77.5 | 0.712 |
Amines more > 2 (%) | 34.1 | 42.3 | 0.312 |
Treated with thyroxine (T4) (%) | 12.8 | 16.2 | 0.527 |
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | 22.5 | 5.8 | 0.005 |
Systolic blood pressure on admission (mmHg) | 140.7 ± 38.9 | 121.4 ± 34.1 | 0.002 |
Diastolic blood pressure on admission (mmHg) | 85.3 ± 25.8 | 69.2 ± 20.4 | < 0.001 |
Last systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 125.2 ± 18.2 | 123.4 ± 8.8 | 0.512 |
Last diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 77.2 ± 9.2 | 79.2 ± 10.1 | 0.327 |