Outcomes of a novel ED observation pathway for mild traumatic brain injury and associated intracranial hemorrhage

Recent studies have shown that the majority of non-anticoagulated patients with small subdural or subarachnoid intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in the setting of mild traumatic brain injury do not experience clinical deterioration or require neurosurgical intervention. We implemented a novel ED observation pathway to reduce unnecessary admissions among patients with ICH in the setting of mild TBI (complicated mild TBI, cmTBI).

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 8, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jennifer M. Singleton, Leslie A. Bilello, Tatiana Greige, Lakshman Balaji, Carrie D. Tibbles, Jonathan A. Edlow, Martina Stippler, Carlo L. Rosen Source Type: research