Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and ethanol intoxication (EI) frequently coincide, particularly in
young subjects. However, the mechanisms of their interaction remain poorly understood …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) may cause damage to distant organs. Acute ethanol intoxication
(EI) induces complex local and systemic anti-inflammatory effects and influences the early …

Background The effect of alcohol consumption on trauma remains controversial. The effects
of alcohol on hemorrhage and peritonitis after blunt abdominal trauma have rarely been …

Background The “vices-paradox” describes the paradoxical association between illicit
substance use and decreased mortality risk in trauma patients. Cocaine's vasoconstrictive …

Objectives Off-road vehicle (ORV) and motorcycle use is common in Canada; however, risk
of serious injury is heightened when these vehicles are operated without helmets and under …

There are controversies about the effects of alcohol intake shortly before injury on prognosis
of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. We investigated the association between alcohol …

Background: The reported incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) disease in trauma
is 1–58% and is considered a preventable cause of mortality. Positive blood alcohol …

Objectives: This study investigated whether alcohol influences the predictive value of initial
blood lactate concentration and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score at presentation for the …

Background Alcohol (ETOH) intoxication is a common comorbidity in traumatic brain injury
(TBI), and marijuana (THC) has been implicated as a major risk factor for trauma. The …

Introduction In Brazil, there are 125,000 hospitalizations a year for traumatic brain injuries
(TBI) at a high socio-economic cost, causing serious and permanent sequelae, often …