Predictors of Mortality in Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage: A National Trauma Data Bank Study.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objective: Traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (tICH) accounts for significant trauma morbidity and mortality. Several studies have developed prognostic models for tICH outcomes, but previous models face limitations, including poor generalizability and limited accuracy. The objective was to develop a prognostic model and determine predictors of mortality using the largest trauma database in the U.S., applying rigorous analytical methodology with true hold-out-set model validation. Methods: We identified 248,536 patients in the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) from 2012 to 2016 with a diagnosis code associated with tICH. For each admission, we collected demographic information, systolic blood pressure, blood alcohol level (BAL), Glasgow Coma Score (GCS), Injury Severi

SUBMITTER: Wu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7705094 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature