Long-term and delayed functional recovery in patients with severe cerebrovascular and traumatic brain injury requiring tracheostomy.

CONCLUSIONS Among patients with severe brain injury requiring tracheostomy and tube feeding at ICU discharge, 46% regained the ability to walk and 37% performed B-ADLs 2-3 years after injury. DFR beyond 1-3 and 6-12 months was seen in over 30% of survivors, with no significant difference between sTBI and severe stroke. PMID: 29979120 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tags: J Neurosurg Source Type: research