Traumatic epidural and subdural hematoma: epidemiology, outcome, and dating

M Aromatario, A Torsello, S D'Errico, G Bertozzi… - Medicina, 2021 - mdpi.com
Epidural hematomas (EDHs) and subdural hematomas (SDHs), or so-called extra-axial
bleedings, are common clinical entities after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). A forensic …

The risk of deterioration in GCS13–15 patients with traumatic brain injury identified by computed tomography imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Marincowitz, FE Lecky, W Townend… - Journal of …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
The optimal management of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients with injuries identified
by computed tomography (CT) brain scan is unclear. Some guidelines recommend hospital …

Association between plasma GFAP concentrations and MRI abnormalities in patients with CT-negative traumatic brain injury in the TRACK-TBI cohort: a prospective …

JK Yue, EL Yuh, FK Korley, EA Winkler, X Sun… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background After traumatic brain injury (TBI), plasma concentration of glial fibrillary acidic
protein (GFAP) correlates with intracranial injury visible on CT scan. Some patients with …

Secondary overtriage: the burden of unnecessary interfacility transfers in a rural trauma system

MJ Sorensen, FM von Recklinghausen, G Fulton… - JAMA …, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Unnecessary interfacility transfer of minimally injured patients to a level I trauma
center (secondary overtriage) can cause inefficient use of resources and personnel within a …

Glial fibrillary acidic protein and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 are not specific biomarkers for mild CT-negative traumatic brain injury

JP Posti, I Hossain, RSK Takala, H Liedes… - Journal of …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1) have
been studied as potential biomarkers of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). We report the …

Mild traumatic brain injury defined by Glasgow Coma Scale: is it really mild?

B Joseph, V Pandit, H Aziz, N Kulvatunyou… - Brain injury, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Introduction: Conventionally, a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 13–15 defines
mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). The aim of this study was to identify the factors that predict …

The nonsurgical nature of patients with subarachnoid or intraparenchymal hemorrhage associated with mild traumatic brain injury

BJ Ditty, NB Omar, PM Foreman, DM Patel… - Journal of …, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), as defined by Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score
of 13 or higher, is a common problem in the United States and worldwide, estimated to affect …

Not every trauma patient with a radiographic head injury requires transfer for neurosurgical evaluation: Application of the brain injury guidelines to patients transferred …

GK Capron, MB Voights, HR Moore III… - The American Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Patients with radiographically-identified traumatic brain injury are often
transferred to our regional trauma center for neurosurgical evaluation, yet few injuries …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding why patients return to the emergency department after mild traumatic brain injury within 72 hours

L Ganti, LM Conroy, A Bodhit, Y Daneshvar… - Western Journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods This institutional review board-approved consecutive cohort study collected injury
and outcome variables on adults with the purpose of identifying positive predictors for 72 …

Outcomes of a nontransfer protocol for mild traumatic brain injury with abnormal head computed tomography in a rural hospital setting

AS Levy, A Orlando, K Salottolo, CW Mains, D Bar-Or - World neurosurgery, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective This study sought to investigate outcomes after a novel nontransfer protocol for
mild traumatic brain injuries patients with small intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in a rural …