Ten-year trends in traumatic brain injury: a retrospective cohort study of California emergency department and hospital revisits and readmissions.

Renee Y HsiaAmy J MarkowitzFeng LinJoanna GuoDebbie Y MadhokGeoffrey T Manley

Published in: BMJ open (2018)

The large proportion of patients with TBI who are discharged directly from the ED, along with the high rates of revisits and readmissions, suggest a role for an established system for follow-up, treatment and care of TBI.

Keyphrases

traumatic brain injury
emergency department
healthcare
severe traumatic brain injury
palliative care
adverse drug
quality improvement
pain management
chronic pain
smoking cessation
electronic health record