Redefining Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) delineates cost effective triage

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is defined as Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) of 14 or 15. Despite good outcomes, patients are commonly transferred to trauma centers for observation and/or neurosurgical consultation. The aim of this study is to assess the value of redefining mTBI with novel radiographic criteria to determine the appropriateness of interhospital transfer for neurosurgical evaluation.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - July 28, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael R. Arnold, Kyle W. Cunningham, Tyler G. Atkins, O'Hara K. Haley, Joe Bernard, Rachel B. Seymour, A. Britton Christmas, Ronald F. Sing Source Type: research