Epidemiology of moderate-to-severe penetrating versus closed traumatic brain injury in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
Orman J, Geyer D, Jones J, Schneider E, Grafman J, Pugh M, DuBose J. Epidemiology of moderate-to-severe penetrating versus closed traumatic brain injury in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: s496-s502. PMID: 23192076, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318275473c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-Age DistributionBrain InjuriesChi-Square DistributionFemaleHumansIncidenceInjury Severity ScoreIraq War, 2003-2011MaleMass Casualty IncidentsMiddle AgedPrognosisRegistriesRetrospective StudiesSex DistributionStatistics, NonparametricSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesWarfareWounds, NonpenetratingWounds, PenetratingYoung AdultConceptsClosed traumatic brain injuryTraumatic brain injuryBrain injuryInjury severityAbbreviated Injury Scale scoreSevere closed traumatic brain injuryCombat-related traumatic brain injuryJoint Theater Trauma RegistryInjury Scale scoreOverall injury severitySevere penetratingPatients meeting criteriaSevere brain injuryAnatomic injury severityTrauma registry dataMaximum Abbreviated Injury Scale scoreTrauma registrySurgical interventionSurveillance definitionsRegistry dataTBI severityEpidemiologic studiesNeck woundsMeeting criteriaScale scoreShould the IDC-9 Trauma Mortality Prediction Model become the new paradigm for benchmarking trauma outcomes?
Haider A, Villegas C, Saleem T, Efron D, Stevens K, Oyetunji T, Cornwell E, Bowman S, Haack S, Baker S, Schneider E. Should the IDC-9 Trauma Mortality Prediction Model become the new paradigm for benchmarking trauma outcomes? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 72: 1695-1701. PMID: 22695443, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318256a010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBenchmarkingCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHospital MortalityHumansInternational Classification of DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedModels, StatisticalPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityTrauma Severity IndicesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsInjury Severity ScoreNew ISSMortality prediction modelTrauma Mortality Prediction ModelTrauma outcomesInjury typeInjury severityNational Trauma Data BankNew Injury Severity ScoreInjury severity indicesMortality prediction abilityTrauma Data BankTrauma registry dataCrude mortality rateReceiver operator characteristic curveDRG International ClassificationOperator characteristic curveHospital mortalitySeverity scoreSubgroup analysisRegistry dataRetrospective analysisOutcome measuresPrognostic studiesInternational Classification