TBI related death has become the new epidemic in polytrauma: a 10-year prospective cohort analysis in severely injured patients.
Karlijn Julia Patricia van WessemKim E M BendersLuke P H LeenenFalco HietbrinkPublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2024)
TBI was the single largest cause of death in severely injured patients in the last decade. With an aging population TBI will increase and become the next epidemic in trauma. Future research should focus on brain injury prevention and decreasing the inflammatory response in brain tissue causing secondary damage, as was previously done in other parts of the body.