Changing care pathways and between-center practice variations in intensive care for traumatic brain injury across Europe: a CENTER-TBI analysis.
Jilske A HuijbenEveline J A WiegersHester F LingsmaGiuseppe CiterioAndrew I R MaasDavid K MenonAri ErcoleDavid NelsonMathieu van der JagtEwout W SteyerbergRaimund HelbokFiona LeckyWilco PeulTatiana BirgTommaso ZoerleMarco CarbonaraNino Stocchettinull nullPublished in: Intensive care medicine (2020)
Half of contemporary TBI patients at the ICU have mild to moderate head injury. Substantial between-center variations exist in ICU stay and treatment policies, and less so in outcome. It remains unclear whether admission of short-stay patients represents appropriate prudence or inappropriate use of clinical resources.
Keyphrases
- traumatic brain injury
- healthcare
- intensive care unit
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- severe traumatic brain injury
- newly diagnosed
- emergency department
- chronic kidney disease
- public health
- mechanical ventilation
- primary care
- quality improvement
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- mild traumatic brain injury
- patient reported outcomes
- affordable care act