Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Due to its high incidence rate and often long-term sequelae, TBI contributes significantly to increasing costs of health care expenditures annually. Unfortunately, advances in the field have been sti...
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a critical public health issue in the United States, contributing significantly to morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Accounting for a substantial proportion of injury-related deaths and disabilities, TBI impacts a wide demographic, with particularly high ...
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This cohort study examines the association of traumatic brain injury with mortality among US military veterans serving after the September 11, 2001,
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality with widespread social, personal, and financial implications for those who survive. TBI is caused by four main events: motor vehicle accidents, sporting injuries, falls, and assaults. Similarly to international statistics, ann...
This systematic review and meta-analysis assesses the incidence of hypotension in patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury and its association with mortality. Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Emergency Medicine Neurology Neurosurgery Full Text | pdf link PDF open access Differences in...
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects millions of people worldwide, many of whom are affected with post-TBI mood disorders or behavioral changes, including aggression or social withdrawal. Diminished functionality can persist for decades after TBI and del
Older individual will have higher morbidity and mortality from trauma than younger individuals. The scoring systems for injury severity use age of the patient as a significant variable to determine the overall Injury Severity Score (ISS). The types of injuries and polytrauma are also used to ...
However, secondary brain injury caused by decreased perfusion of the brain tissue can be prevented and is, therefore, the most important aspect in TBI management. Secondary injury is commonly a consequence of hypotension, hypoxia, or both. In a study of the Trauma Coma Databank,4 mortality ...
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