Decision-making in interhospital transfer of traumatic brain injury patients: exploring the perspectives of surgeons at general hospitals and neurosurgeons at neurotrauma centres.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant public health concern. Advancing age and comorbidities are associated with a reduced probability of being transferred to neurotrauma centres (NTCs) from non-neurosurgical acute care trauma hospitals (ACTHs). However, the extent to which these decisions reflect well-considered treatment-limiting decisions and which influence other factors have on the decision-making process remains unclear.

Objective

To increase the understanding of adults' access to NTC care by exploring the decision-making process for interhospital transfer of patients with isolated TBI, elucidating factors influencing these decisions.

Methods

Fifteen surgeons and neurosurgeons from four hospitals in Norway were recruited through purposive samp

SUBMITTER: Cuevas-Ostrem M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11817790 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature