Incidence of neurologic death among patients with brain injury: a cohort study in a Canadian health region.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital mortality has decreased over time for critically ill patients with various forms of brain injury. We hypothesized that the proportion of patients who progress to neurologic death may have also decreased.

Methods

We performed a prospective cohort study involving consecutive adult patients with traumatic brain injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage or anoxic brain injury admitted to regional intensive care units in southern Alberta over a 10.5-year period. We used multivariable logistic regression to adjust for patient age and score on the Glasgow Coma Scale at admission, and to assess whether the proportion of patients who progress to neurologic death has changed over time.

Results

The cohort consisted of 2788 patients. The propor

SUBMITTER: Kramer AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3855144 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature