Outcomes of traumatic brain injury patients in an adult intensive care unit of a South African regional hospital, without on-site neurosurgical service: A retrospective quantitative study on the neurological improvement at discharge.
A SallieR WisePublished in: The Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society (2023)
This study explores the outcomes of patients with TBI admitted to a non-neurosurgical ICU. Factors contributing to a worse outcome are identified, highlighting the need for adequate numbers of ICU beds and prompt admission from the emergency department.
Keyphrases
- intensive care unit
- traumatic brain injury
- emergency department
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- mechanical ventilation
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- adipose tissue
- prognostic factors
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported
- electronic health record
- mild traumatic brain injury