Predictors and Time-Based Hospital Mortality in Patients with Isolated and Polytrauma Brain Injuries.
Ayman El-MenyarRafael ConsunjiHusham AbdelrahmanRifat LatifiBianca M WahlenHassan Al-ThaniPublished in: World journal of surgery (2018)
The 30-day survival in patients with TBI is improving over the years in Qatar; however, the mortality remains high in the elderly males. The majority of deaths occurred within a week after the injury. Further studies are needed to assess the long-term survival in patients with moderate-to-severe TBI.
Keyphrases
- traumatic brain injury
- cardiovascular events
- severe traumatic brain injury
- risk factors
- healthcare
- mild traumatic brain injury
- white matter
- early onset
- high intensity
- resting state
- randomized controlled trial
- type diabetes
- middle aged
- emergency department
- coronary artery disease
- clinical trial
- adverse drug
- community dwelling
- free survival
- blood brain barrier