Association between short-term air pollution exposure and traumatic intracranial hemorrhage: pilot evidence from Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The detrimental effects of air pollution on the brain are well established. However, few studies have examined the effect of air pollution on traumatic brain injury (TBI). This pilot study evaluated the association between short-term air pollution exposure and traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (TIH).

Methods

Hospital data of patients with TBI following road traffic accidents were retrospectively collected from the electronic medical records at five trauma centers in Taiwan between 1 January and 31 December 2017. TIH was employed as an outcome measure. All road accident locations were geocoded, and air quality data were collected from the nearest monitoring stations. Air pollutants were entered into five multivariable models. A sensitivity analysis was performed

SUBMITTER: Liao KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10208221 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature