Assessment of Follow-up Care After Emergency Department Presentation for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion: Results From the TRACK-TBI Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) affects millions of Americans each year. Lack of consistent clinical practice raises concern that many patients with mTBI may not receive adequate follow-up care.

Objective

To characterize the provision of follow-up care to patients with mTBI during the first 3 months after injury.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used data on patients with mTBI enrolled in the Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury (TRACK-TBI) study between February 26, 2014, and August 25, 2016. We examined site-specific variations in follow-up care, the types of clinicians seen by patients receiving follow-up care, and patient and injury characteristics associated with a higher likelihood of receiving f

SUBMITTER: Seabury SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324305 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature