2018
Conscious status is associated with the likelihood of trauma centre care and mortality in patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury
AlSulaim H, Haring R, Asemota A, Smart B, Canner J, Ejaz A, Efron D, Velopulos C, Haut E, Schneider E. Conscious status is associated with the likelihood of trauma centre care and mortality in patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury 2018, 32: 784-793. PMID: 29561720, DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2018.1451658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoss of consciousnessNon-trauma centersTraumatic brain injuryTrauma centerBrain injuryHead/neck Abbreviated Injury Scale scoreNeck Abbreviated Injury Scale scoreLevel I/II trauma centersAbbreviated Injury Scale scoreSevere traumatic brain injuryInjury Scale scoreOdds of mortalityTrauma center careTC treatmentLogistic regression modelsHospital mortalityOlder patientsPatient demographicsPrimary outcomeInjury characteristicsNinth RevisionAIS scoreTBI outcomesPrevention criteriaClinical Modification
2015
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Emergency Service Triage Patterns and the Associated Emergency Department Outcomes
Selvarajah S, Haider A, Schneider E, Sadowsky C, Becker D, Hammond E. Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Emergency Service Triage Patterns and the Associated Emergency Department Outcomes. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2015, 32: 2008-2016. PMID: 26102350, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2015.4016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute traumatic spinal cord injuryTraumatic spinal cord injuryNew Injury Severity ScoreNon-trauma centersEmergency department outcomesTrauma centerED mortalityLevel INationwide Emergency Department SampleInjury Severity ScoreEmergency Department SampleSpinal cord injuryTrauma patientsInjury characteristicsCord injurySeverity scorePatient experiencePatientsTriage practicesSevere injuriesTriage patternsAdult ageTriageHigher likelihoodOutcomes