Are geriatric transfer patients with traumatic brain injury at risk for worse outcomes compared to non-geriatric? Propensity-matched study.
Joanna WycechAlexander A FokinNicholas MenzioneSarah R RabinowitzSari A ViitaniemiIvan PuentePublished in: Brain injury (2024)
TBI constituted half of trauma transfers and 10% required surgery. Based on higher ICU admissions, mortality, and prevalence of AC/AP therapy requiring reversal, geriatric patients with TBI on anticoagulants/antiplatelets should be considered for direct trauma center admission.
Keyphrases
- traumatic brain injury
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- severe traumatic brain injury
- risk factors
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- emergency department
- intensive care unit
- trauma patients
- cardiovascular events
- transcription factor
- type diabetes
- mechanical ventilation
- mild traumatic brain injury
- stem cells
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- adipose tissue
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- bone marrow
- replacement therapy
- electron transfer