Neuroworsening in the Emergency Department Is a Predictor of Traumatic Brain Injury Intervention and Outcome: A TRACK-TBI Pilot Study.
John K YueNishanth KrishnanJohn H KanterHansen DengDavid O OkonkwoAva M PuccioDebbie Y MadhokPatrick J BeltonBritta E LindquistGabriela G SatrisYoung M LeeGray UmbachAnn-Christine DuhaimePratik MukherjeeEsther L YuhAlex B ValadkaAnthony M DiGiorgioPhiroz E TaraporeMichael C HuangGeoffrey T Manleynull nullPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)
Neuroworsening in the ED is an early indicator of TBI severity, and a predictor of neurosurgical intervention and unfavorable outcome. Clinicians must be vigilant in detecting neuroworsening, as affected patients are at increased risk for poor outcomes and may benefit from immediate therapeutic interventions.
Keyphrases
- traumatic brain injury
- emergency department
- randomized controlled trial
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- severe traumatic brain injury
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- physical activity
- peritoneal dialysis
- palliative care
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- mild traumatic brain injury
- drug induced
- patient reported