TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of mortality following hospitalisation for isolated head injury in England and Wales, and Victoria, Australia
AU - Gabbe, Belinda
AU - Lyons, Ronan
AU - Lecky, Fiona
AU - Bouamra, Omar
AU - Woodford, Maralyn
AU - Coats, Timothy
AU - Cameron, Peter
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Background
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a leading cause of death and disability. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommend transfer of severe TBI cases to neurosurgical centres, irrespective of the need for neurosurgery. This observational study investigated the risk-adjusted mortality of isolated TBI admissions in England/Wales, and Victoria, Australia, and the impact of neurosurgical centre management on outcomes.
AB - Background
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a leading cause of death and disability. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommend transfer of severe TBI cases to neurosurgical centres, irrespective of the need for neurosurgery. This observational study investigated the risk-adjusted mortality of isolated TBI admissions in England/Wales, and Victoria, Australia, and the impact of neurosurgical centre management on outcomes.
UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21655237
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/79957827573
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0020545
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0020545
M3 - Article
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 6
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
IS - 5
M1 - e20545
ER -