Long-term life expectancy in severe traumatic brain injury: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) pose significant challenges to public health, medicine, and society due to their substantial impact on victims, caregivers, and the community. While indicators like life expectancy or death rates provide insights into mortality and long-term outcomes, they fail to address how TBIs affect aging, neurological sequelae, cognitive impairment, and psychological or psychiatric disorders. Moreover, most studies are limited to North America, limiting the generalizability of findings across different social welfare systems. As a result, clinicians face difficulties in providing optimal care and prognosis, hindering the improvement of life quality for victims and caregivers and efficient public health service planning. This study aims to address t

SUBMITTER: DE Tanti A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11561474 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature