National survey of current practices and attitudes regarding discharge disposition for older adults with mild traumatic brain injury and traumatic intracranial hemorrhage.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older patients with traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (tICH) following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are commonly seen by neurologists in clinical practice. Due to the lack of clear evidence on optimal management, most guidelines recommend hospital admission for these patients. However, some studies have shown that selected low-risk patients can be safely discharged from the Emergency Department (ED). In light of these differing opinions and a lack of Class 1 evidence, we aimed to explore current management practices and attitudes toward tICH in older mTBI patients in the Netherlands.

Methods

A national online survey, involving the disposition strategies for five case vignettes of tICH, was sent to neurology residents and neurologists to explore current varia

SUBMITTER: Santing JAL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12391191 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature