Incomplete recovery in patients with minor head injury directly discharged home from the emergency department: a prospective cohort follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the frequency of post-traumatic complaints and recovery rate of non-hospitalised patients with minor head injury (MHI) and their relationship with demographic and injury characteristics. We also evaluated the differences between patient groups in this least severe category of brain and head injury.

Design

Prospective cohort follow-up study.

Setting

Patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) of a tertiary hospital in the Netherlands.

Participants

242 patients with MHI (n=100 with head injury only and n=142 with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)) discharged home directly after evaluation at the ED.

Outcome measures

The primary outcome measure was incomplete recovery at 3 months measured by the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended

SUBMITTER: Coffeng SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9244716 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature