Impact of rehabilitation in the neurointensive care unit on long-term survival in patients with traumatic brain injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The study aimed to compare the difference in long-term mortality in patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) receiving Early interdisciplinary rehabilitation (EIR) in our Neurointensive Care Unit (NICU) to patients being discharged from NICU without EIR.

Methods

Retrospective observational cohort study of adults aged 18-67 years with moderate to severe TBI (Glasgow Coma Scale 3-14), admitted to the NICU for >72 h from 2010 to 2022. We analyzed mortality differences from the start of follow-up (cessation of sedation in the Standard of care (SC) group and start of EIR in the EIR group) until 31.12.2023, using inverse probability of treatment weighted Cox proportional hazard models and Kaplan-Meier survival curves. Adjustments using weights were

SUBMITTER: Alvsaker K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11915480 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature