Journal article
Early predictors of mortality in penetrating compared with closed brain injury
Brain injury, Vol.15(9), pp.801-810
2001
DOI: 10.1080/02699050010025768
PMID: 11516348
Abstract
Introduction: Although brain injury incidence rates have been decreasing, the proportion of these injuries which are penetrating has been increasing. This study compares mortality amongst persons with penetrating and closed brain injuries and explores the relationship of early predictors of mortality. Methods: The study included 795 moderately or severely brain injured individuals identified through the UCLA Brain Injury Research Centre. Logistic regression was used to predict mortality by GCS level and brain injury type, controlling for age, gender, and presence of multiple trauma. Results: Of the 795 individuals, 110 had penetrating and 685 had closed brain injury. Case fatality rates were higher for penetrating than closed injuries for all GCS, gender, age, and cause of injury categories. When controlling for GCS level at admission, age, gender, and multiple trauma, those with penetrating injuries were 6.6 (95% CI = 3.9-11.1) times more likely to die. Conclusions: As the pool of information about survival and recovery from penetrating injuries grows, decisions regarding clinical care and prevention activities can be more appropriately focused.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Early predictors of mortality in penetrating compared with closed brain injury
- Creators
- Corinne PEEK-ASA - Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center, UCLA Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesDavid Mcarthur - Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center, UCLA Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesDavid Hovda - UCLA Brain Injury Research Center, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJess Kraus - Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center, UCLA Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Brain injury, Vol.15(9), pp.801-810
- DOI
- 10.1080/02699050010025768
- PMID
- 11516348
- NLM abbreviation
- Brain Inj
- ISSN
- 0269-9052
- eISSN
- 1362-301X
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2001
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nursing; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984215051002771
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