Hospital-acquired pneumonia is an independent predictor of poor global outcome in severe traumatic brain injury up to 5 years after discharge

Model System:

TBI

Reference Type:

Journal

Accession No.:

J73536

Journal:

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

2015 , 78, 2, 396-402

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Abstract:

Study examined the significance of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in the acute setting on outcomes 5 years after traumatic brain injury (TBI) using data from an institutional trauma registry merged with the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems outcome data. The primary outcome was Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOSE) at 1, 2, and 5 years, dichotomized into low (GOSE score

Author(s):

Kesinger, Matthew R., Kumar, Raj G., Wagner, Amy K., Puyana, Juan C., Peitzman, Andrew P., Billiar, Timothy R., Sperry, Jason L.

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