Bypassing the nearest emergency department for a more distant neurosurgical centre in traumatic brain injury patients.
Callum J ProsserDavid EdwardsOmar BoumaraGordon FullerDamian HollimanFiona LeckyPublished in: British journal of neurosurgery (2020)
No statistically significant survival benefit was identified for TBI patients who bypassed the nearest ED to attend a SNC compared to those receiving treatment at the nearest NSAH, however a clinically significant 7% excess survival rate merits a larger study.