Predictors of outcomes 3 to 12 months after traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: The exact factors predicting outcomes following traumatic brain injury (TBI) remain elusive. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we examined factors influencing outcomes in adult patients with TBI, from 3 months to 1 year after injury. A search of four electronic databases-PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect-yielded 29 studies for review and 16 for meta-analysis, in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines. In patients with TBI of any severity, mean differences were observed in age (8.72 years; 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.77-12.66 years), lymphocyte count (-0.15 109/L; 95% CI, -0.18 to -0.11), glucose levels (1.20 mmol/L; 95% CI, 0.73-1.68), and haemoglobin levels (-0.91 g/dL; 95% CI, -1.49 to -0.33) betwee

SUBMITTER: Iderdar Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10982655 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature