The Association between Skull Bone Fractures and the Mortality Outcomes of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury.

Yu-Chin TsaiCheng-Shyuan RauJin-Fu HuangYu-Min ChangKai-Jay ChiaTing-Min HsiehSheng-En ChouWei-Ti SuShiun-Yuan HsuChing-Hua Hsieh

Published in: Emergency medicine international (2022)

Using a propensity score-matched cohort to attenuate the confounding effect of age, comorbidities, and injury severity, skull fracture was identified as a significant independent risk factor for mortality in patients with TBI.

Keyphrases

traumatic brain injury
cardiovascular events
risk factors
severe traumatic brain injury
bone mineral density
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
coronary artery disease
skeletal muscle
bone loss
weight loss
glycemic control