The determinants for death in hospital following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To establish the determinants of death in hospital for patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Australia.

Design, setting, participants

Retrospective analysis of Australia New Zealand Trauma Registry (ANZTR) data. Cases were included if they presented to a participating hospital between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2020 and had an Abbreviated Injury Severity (AIS) score - head greater than 2.

Main outcome measures

Death in hospital.

Results

There were 16 350 patients. Their mean age was 51 years and 71% were male. After adjusting for measures of injury severity, there was an increased odds of in-hospital death for patients whose injury occurred outside daylight hours or first mode of transport was road ambulance, who were not tran

SUBMITTER: O'Reilly GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11755221 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature