The risk of deterioration in GCS13–15 patients with traumatic brain injury identified by computed tomography imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Marincowitz, FE Lecky, W Townend… - Journal of …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
The optimal management of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients with injuries identified
by computed tomography (CT) brain scan is unclear. Some guidelines recommend hospital …

Susceptibility-weighted imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy in concussion

II Kirov, CT Whitlow, C Zamora - Neuroimaging …, 2018 - neuroimaging.theclinics.com
The prognosis after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) mainly depends on the classifier of mild,
moderate, and severe, which is determined by neurologic assessment. In cases in which …

Routine repeat head CT may not be necessary for patients with mild TBI

CB Rosen, DD Luy, MR Deane, TM Scalea… - Trauma surgery & …, 2018 - tsaco.bmj.com
Background Routine repeat cranial CT (RHCT) is standard of care for CT-verified traumatic
brain injury (TBI). Despite mixed evidence, those with mild TBI are subject to radiation and …

Safety and efficacy of brain injury guidelines at a Level III trauma center

GE Martin, CP Carroll, ZJ Plummer… - Journal of trauma and …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Patients with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) are often primarily
managed by emergency medicine and trauma/acute care physicians. The Brain Injury …

The price of always saying yes: a cost analysis of secondary overtriage to an urban level I trauma center

M Bukur, C Teurel, J Catino… - The American …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Level I trauma centers serve as a community resource, with most centers using an inclusive
transfer policy that may result in overtriage. The financial burden this imparts on an urban …

Isolated subdural hematomas in mild traumatic brain injury. Part 1: the association between radiographic characteristics and neurosurgical intervention

A Orlando, AS Levy, BA Rubin, A Tanner… - Journal of …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Isolated subdural hematomas (iSDHs) are one of the most common intracranial
hemorrhage (ICH) types in the population with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI; Glasgow …

Isolated subdural hematomas in mild traumatic brain injury. Part 2: a preliminary clinical decision support tool for neurosurgical intervention

A Orlando, AS Levy, BA Rubin, A Tanner… - Journal of …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE A paucity of studies have examined neurosurgical interventions in the mild
traumatic brain injury (mTBI) population with intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). Furthermore, it …

Traumatic brain injury

A Azim, B Joseph - Surgical critical care therapy: a clinically oriented …, 2018 - Springer
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the disruption of brain function due to an external force. It
remains the leading cause of death and disability among trauma patients. Each year, more …

[HTML][HTML] A protocol for the development of a prediction model in mild traumatic brain injury with CT scan abnormality: which patients are safe for discharge?

C Marincowitz, FE Lecky, W Townend, V Allgar… - Diagnostic and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Head injury is an extremely common clinical presentation to hospital
emergency departments (EDs). Ninety-five percent of patients present with an initial …

Complications and mortality among correctly triaged and Undertriaged severely injured older adults with traumatic brain injuries

LJ Scheetz - Journal of Trauma Nursing| JTN, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Determining differences in clinical outcomes of older adults treated at trauma centers (TCs)
and nontrauma centers (NTCs) is imperative considering their persistent undertriage and the …