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
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- severe traumatic brain injury
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- physical activity
- palliative care
- peritoneal dialysis
- mild traumatic brain injury
- type diabetes
- patient reported outcomes
- insulin resistance
- skeletal muscle
- weight loss
- patient reported