Survival after traumatic brain injury improves with deployment of neurosurgeons: a comparison of US and UK military treatment facilities during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.

Frcs Ramc BreezeDouglas M BowleyStuart E HarrissonJustin DyeChristopher NealRandy S BellRocco A ArmondaAndrew D BeggsJospeh DuBoseRory F RickardDavid Bryan Powers

Published in: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry (2020)

Presence of neurosurgeons increased the likelihood of survival after TBI. We therefore recommend that the UK should deploy neurosurgeons to forward military MTF whenever possible in line with their US counterparts.

Keyphrases

traumatic brain injury
posttraumatic stress disorder
cross sectional
combination therapy
severe traumatic brain injury