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 ManleyThe Track-Tbi InvestigatorsPublished 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
- newly diagnosed
- severe traumatic brain injury
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- physical activity
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- patient reported outcomes
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue
- mild traumatic brain injury
- patient reported