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153. An evaluation of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of alternative care locations for critically ill adult patients with acute traumatic brain injury.

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Grieve, R., Sadique, Z., Gomes, M., Smith, M., Lecky, F. E., Hutchinson, P. J. A., Menon, D. K., Rowan, K. M., and Harrison, D. A.

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COST analysis, BRAIN injuries, PATIENTS, BRAIN injury treatment, QUALITY-adjusted life years, NEUROSCIENCES
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Background:For critically ill adult patients with acute traumatic brain injury (TBI), we assessed the clinical and cost-effectiveness of: (a) Management in dedicated neurocritical care units versus combined neuro/general critical care units within neuroscience centres. (b) ‘Early’ transfer to a neuroscience centre versus ‘no or late’ transfer for those who present at a non-neuroscience centre. Methods:The Risk Adjustment In Neurocritical care (RAIN) Study included prospective admissions following acute TBI to 67 UK adult critical care units during 2009–11. Data were collected on baseline case-mix, mortality, resource use, and at six months, Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE), and quality of life (QOL) (EuroQol 5D-3L). We report incremental effectiveness, costs and cost per Quality-Adjusted Life Year (QALY) of the alternative care locations, adjusting for baseline differences with validated risk prediction models. We tested the robustness of results in sensitivity analyses. Findings:Dedicated neurocritical care unit patients (N = 1324) had similar six-month mortality, higher QOL (mean gain 0.048, 95% CI −0.002 to 0.099) and increased average costs compared with those managed in combined neuro/general units (N = 1341), with a lifetime cost per QALY gained of £14,000. ‘Early’ transfer to a neuroscience centre (N = 584) was associated with lower mortality (odds ratio 0.52, 0.34–0.80), higher QOL for survivors (mean gain 0.13, 0.032–0.225), but positive incremental costs (£15,001, £11,123 to £18,880) compared with ‘late or no transfer’ (N = 263). The lifetime cost per QALY gained for ‘early’ transfer was £11,000. Conclusions:For critically ill adult patients with acute TBI, within neuroscience centres management in dedicated neurocritical care units versus combined neuro/general units led to improved QoL and higher costs, on average, but these differences were not statistically significant. This study finds that ‘early’ transfer to a neuroscience centre is associated with reduced mortality, improvement in QOL and is cost-effective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2016
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156. Effect of intravenous corticosteroids on death within 14 days in 10008 adults with clinically significant head injury (MRC CRASH trial): Randomised placebo-controlled trial

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Olldashi, F., Muzha, I., Filipi, N., Lede, R., Copertari, P., Traverso, C., Copertari, A., Vergara, E. A., Montenegro, C., De Huidobro, R. R., Surt, K., Cialzeta, J., Lazzeri, S., Pinero, G., Ciccioli, F., Videtta, W., Barboza, M. F., Svampa, S., Sciuto, V., Domeniconi, G., Bustamante, M., Waschbusch, M., Gullo, M. P., Drago, D. A., Linares, J. C. A., Camputaro, L., Troccoli, G., Galimberti, H., Tallott, M., Eybner, C., Buchinger, W., Fitzal, S., Mazairac, G., Oleffe, V., Grollinger, T., Delvaux, P., Carlier, L., Braet, V., Jacques, J. -M., De Knoop, D., Nasi, L., Choi, H. K., Schmitt, M., Gentil, A., Nacul, F., Barrios, P. B., Xinkang, C., Hua, L. S., Tian, H. H., Xiaodong, C., Gualteros, W., Otero, A. A., Arango, M., Ciro, J., Jaramillo, H., Garcia, G., Gonzalez, I., Gomez, C., Arias, A., Fonseca, M., Mora, C., Cabrera, E. G. L., Betancurth, J. L., Munoz, P., Quinonez, J. A., Castillo, M. E. G., Lopez, O., Yepes, R. P., Cuellar, D. L., Paez, G., Chaves, H. D., Ordonez, P. E., Plata, Riccardo, Pineda, M., Pulido, L. E., Jaramillo, J. S. V., Rebolledo, C., Palma, O., Soler, C., Pastrana, I., Falero, R., Perera, M. D., Garcia, A. A., Oliva, R., Delgado, H. L., Carnero, A. M., Lopez, B. L., Gallardo, A. L., Morales, A. O., Lezcano, H., Ferrer, M. I., Bess, I. Z., Canino, G. R., Ruiz, E. M. P., Cruz, O. G., Svoboda, P., Kantorova, I., Ochmann, J., Scheer, P., Kozumplik, L., Marsova, J., Edelmann, K., Chytra, I., Bosman, R., Andrejsova, H., Pachl, J., Burger, J., Kramar, F., Ulloa, M. I., Gonzalez, L., Daccach, A., Ortega, A., Cevallos, S., Cueva, B. Z., Ochoa, M., Tapia, J. V., Hurtado, J., Wong, M. C. S., Santos, R., Khamis, H., Abaza, A. H., Fekry, A., El Kordy, S., Shawky, T., El-Sayed, H., Khalil, N., Negm, N., Fisal, S., Shokry, H., Alamin, M., Elhusseny, A. Y., Radwan, A., Rashid, M., Gogichaisvili, T., Ingorokva, G., Gongadze, N., Otarashvili, A., Kleist, W., Kalkum, M., Ulrich, P., Andrews, N., Nakos, G., Karavelis, A., Archontakis, G., Myrianthefs, P., Yadav, Y., Yadav, S., Khatri, R., Baghel, A., Husain, M., Jha, D., Hoong Chhang, W., Dhandhania, M., Fonning, C., Iyengar, S. N., Gupta, S., Ravi, R. R., Bopiah, K. S., Herur, A., Venkataramana, N. K., Satish, A., Bhavadasan, K., Morris, R., Ramesh, S., Dewan, Y., Singh, Y., Bhagchandani, R., Bhagchandani, S., Sethurayar, V., Ipe, S., Sreekumar, G., Panigrahi, M., Reddy, A., Khosla, V., Pillay, H., Thomas, N., Sridhar, K., Jose, B., Kurian, N., Praharaj, S., Pillai, S., Ramana, Kiyawat, D., Maheshwari, K., Panikar, D., Chawla, J., Shenoy, S., Raja, A., Rupayana, Y., Reddy, S., Mohan, N., Kelkar, S., Johri, M., Golden, N., Maliawan, S., Fauzi, A., Farouk, U., Fakharian, E., Aramesh, A., Eghtedari, M., Ahmadzadeh, F., Gholami, A., Plunkett, P., Redican, C., Mcmahon, G., Annetta, Maria Giuseppina, Mouchaty, H., Bruzzone, E., Harding, B., Qureshi, M., Idris, Z., Abdullah, J., Ghazali, G., Ghani, A., Cheah, F., Gonzalez, J., Loria-Castellanos, J., Jackson, S., Hutchinson, R., Komolafe, E., Adeolu, A., Komolafe, M., Adeyemi-Doro, O., Bankole, F., Shehu, B., Danlami, V., Odebode, O., Oluwadiya, K., Sanni, A., Giebel, H., Kumar, S., Jooma, R., Mezquita, J., Ortiz Ovelar, C., Gonzales-Portillo, M., Rodriguez, D., Balica, L., Oprita, B., Sklerniacof, M., Steflea, L., Bandut, L., Danil, A., Iliescu, R., Ciurea, J., El-Dawlatly, A., Alwatidy, S., Al-Yafi, W., El-Dawlatly, M., Krunic-Protic, R., Janosevic, V., Tan, J., Seah, C., Trenkler, S., Humenansky, M., Stajancova, T., Schwendt, I., Laincz, A., Julius, Z., Maros, S., Firment, J., Cifranicova, M., Saniova, B., Kalig, K., Medekova, S., Wiszt, R., Macsuga, I., Hartzenberg, B., Du Plessis, G., Houlie, Z., Nathoo, N., Khumalo, S., Tracey, R., Munoz-Sanchez, A., Murillo-Cabezas, F., Flores-Cordero, J., Rincon-Ferrari, D., Rubi, M., Caler, L., Del Campo, M., Laguna, L., Manuel Nava, J., Minguillon, M., Lopez, A., Ramos-Gomez, L., De La Torre-Prados, V., Pellejero, R., Laloe, V., Mandrella, B., Suganthan, Perera, S., Mahendran, K., Stocker, R., Ludwig, S., Zimmermann, H., Denzler, U., Yutthakasemsunt, S., Kittiwattanagul, W., Watanachai, C., Subsompon, P., Pussanakawatin, W., Khunjan, P., Tangchitvittaya, S., Nilapong, S., Klangsang, T., Taechakosol, W., Srinat, A., Jerbi, Z., Borsali-Falfoul, N., Rezgui, M., Cakar, N., Ssenyonjo, H., Kobusingye, O., Lomas, G., Yates, D., Lecky, F., Bleetman, A., Baldwin, A., Jenkinson, E., Pantrini, S., Stewart, J., Contractor, N., Roberts, T., Butler, J., Pinto, A., Lee, D., Brayley, N., Robbshaw, K., Dix, C., Graham, S., Pye, S., Green, M., Kellins, A., Moulton, C., Fogg, B., Cottingham, R., Funnell, S., Shanker, U., Summers, C., Malek, L., Ashcroft, C., Powell, J., Moore, S., Buckley, S., Grocutt, M., Chambers, S., Morrice, A., Marshall, H., Harris, J., Matthews, W., Tippet, J., Mardell, S., Macmillan, F., Shaw, A., Luthra, P., Dixon, G., Ahmed, M., Young, M., Mason, S., Loveday, I., Clark, C., Taylor, S., Wilson, P., Ali, K., Greenwood, S., White, M., Perez, R., Eljamel, S., Wasserberg, J., Shale, H., Read, C., Mccarron, J., Pennell, A., Ray, G., Thurston, J., Brown, E., Jaffey, L., Graves, M., Bailey, R., Loveridge, N., Evans, G., Hughes, S., Richardson, J., Gallagher, C., Odedun, T., Lees, K., Foley, D., Payne, N., Pennycook, A., Griffiths, C., Moore, D., Byrne, D., Dasan, S., Banerjee, Abhishek, Mcguinness, S., Chikhani, C., Zoltie, N., Barlow, I., Stell, I., Hulse, W., Crossley, J., Watkins, L., Dorani, B., Vanviet, T., Saladino, P., Cabrera, A., Baigent, C., Bracken, M., Chadwick, D., Curley, K., Duley, L., Farrell, B., Haegi, M., Nickson, G., Peto, R., Pickard, J., Roberts, I., Sandercock, P., Teasdale, G., Collins, R., Haines, S., Macmahon, S., Warlow, C., Edwards, P., Ritchie, N., Shakur, H., Ramos, M., Barnetson, L., Fernandes, J., Tooth, D., Free, C., Narayanan, L., Collander, J., Abernethy, J., Bardswell, J., Mashru, R., Godward, C., Afolabi, L., Ritchie, A., Hosford, T., Collingwood, A., Massey, S., Plata R., Annetta M. (ORCID:0000-0001-7574-1311), Banerjee A., Olldashi, F., Muzha, I., Filipi, N., Lede, R., Copertari, P., Traverso, C., Copertari, A., Vergara, E. A., Montenegro, C., De Huidobro, R. R., Surt, K., Cialzeta, J., Lazzeri, S., Pinero, G., Ciccioli, F., Videtta, W., Barboza, M. F., Svampa, S., Sciuto, V., Domeniconi, G., Bustamante, M., Waschbusch, M., Gullo, M. P., Drago, D. A., Linares, J. C. A., Camputaro, L., Troccoli, G., Galimberti, H., Tallott, M., Eybner, C., Buchinger, W., Fitzal, S., Mazairac, G., Oleffe, V., Grollinger, T., Delvaux, P., Carlier, L., Braet, V., Jacques, J. -M., De Knoop, D., Nasi, L., Choi, H. K., Schmitt, M., Gentil, A., Nacul, F., Barrios, P. B., Xinkang, C., Hua, L. S., Tian, H. H., Xiaodong, C., Gualteros, W., Otero, A. A., Arango, M., Ciro, J., Jaramillo, H., Garcia, G., Gonzalez, I., Gomez, C., Arias, A., Fonseca, M., Mora, C., Cabrera, E. G. L., Betancurth, J. L., Munoz, P., Quinonez, J. A., Castillo, M. E. G., Lopez, O., Yepes, R. P., Cuellar, D. L., Paez, G., Chaves, H. D., Ordonez, P. E., Plata, Riccardo, Pineda, M., Pulido, L. E., Jaramillo, J. S. V., Rebolledo, C., Palma, O., Soler, C., Pastrana, I., Falero, R., Perera, M. D., Garcia, A. A., Oliva, R., Delgado, H. L., Carnero, A. M., Lopez, B. L., Gallardo, A. L., Morales, A. O., Lezcano, H., Ferrer, M. I., Bess, I. Z., Canino, G. R., Ruiz, E. M. P., Cruz, O. G., Svoboda, P., Kantorova, I., Ochmann, J., Scheer, P., Kozumplik, L., Marsova, J., Edelmann, K., Chytra, I., Bosman, R., Andrejsova, H., Pachl, J., Burger, J., Kramar, F., Ulloa, M. I., Gonzalez, L., Daccach, A., Ortega, A., Cevallos, S., Cueva, B. Z., Ochoa, M., Tapia, J. V., Hurtado, J., Wong, M. C. S., Santos, R., Khamis, H., Abaza, A. H., Fekry, A., El Kordy, S., Shawky, T., El-Sayed, H., Khalil, N., Negm, N., Fisal, S., Shokry, H., Alamin, M., Elhusseny, A. Y., Radwan, A., Rashid, M., Gogichaisvili, T., Ingorokva, G., Gongadze, N., Otarashvili, A., Kleist, W., Kalkum, M., Ulrich, P., Andrews, N., Nakos, G., Karavelis, A., Archontakis, G., Myrianthefs, P., Yadav, Y., Yadav, S., Khatri, R., Baghel, A., Husain, M., Jha, D., Hoong Chhang, W., Dhandhania, M., Fonning, C., Iyengar, S. N., Gupta, S., Ravi, R. R., Bopiah, K. S., Herur, A., Venkataramana, N. K., Satish, A., Bhavadasan, K., Morris, R., Ramesh, S., Dewan, Y., Singh, Y., Bhagchandani, R., Bhagchandani, S., Sethurayar, V., Ipe, S., Sreekumar, G., Panigrahi, M., Reddy, A., Khosla, V., Pillay, H., Thomas, N., Sridhar, K., Jose, B., Kurian, N., Praharaj, S., Pillai, S., Ramana, Kiyawat, D., Maheshwari, K., Panikar, D., Chawla, J., Shenoy, S., Raja, A., Rupayana, Y., Reddy, S., Mohan, N., Kelkar, S., Johri, M., Golden, N., Maliawan, S., Fauzi, A., Farouk, U., Fakharian, E., Aramesh, A., Eghtedari, M., Ahmadzadeh, F., Gholami, A., Plunkett, P., Redican, C., Mcmahon, G., Annetta, Maria Giuseppina, Mouchaty, H., Bruzzone, E., Harding, B., Qureshi, M., Idris, Z., Abdullah, J., Ghazali, G., Ghani, A., Cheah, F., Gonzalez, J., Loria-Castellanos, J., Jackson, S., Hutchinson, R., Komolafe, E., Adeolu, A., Komolafe, M., Adeyemi-Doro, O., Bankole, F., Shehu, B., Danlami, V., Odebode, O., Oluwadiya, K., Sanni, A., Giebel, H., Kumar, S., Jooma, R., Mezquita, J., Ortiz Ovelar, C., Gonzales-Portillo, M., Rodriguez, D., Balica, L., Oprita, B., Sklerniacof, M., Steflea, L., Bandut, L., Danil, A., Iliescu, R., Ciurea, J., El-Dawlatly, A., Alwatidy, S., Al-Yafi, W., El-Dawlatly, M., Krunic-Protic, R., Janosevic, V., Tan, J., Seah, C., Trenkler, S., Humenansky, M., Stajancova, T., Schwendt, I., Laincz, A., Julius, Z., Maros, S., Firment, J., Cifranicova, M., Saniova, B., Kalig, K., Medekova, S., Wiszt, R., Macsuga, I., Hartzenberg, B., Du Plessis, G., Houlie, Z., Nathoo, N., Khumalo, S., Tracey, R., Munoz-Sanchez, A., Murillo-Cabezas, F., Flores-Cordero, J., Rincon-Ferrari, D., Rubi, M., Caler, L., Del Campo, M., Laguna, L., Manuel Nava, J., Minguillon, M., Lopez, A., Ramos-Gomez, L., De La Torre-Prados, V., Pellejero, R., Laloe, V., Mandrella, B., Suganthan, Perera, S., Mahendran, K., Stocker, R., Ludwig, S., Zimmermann, H., Denzler, U., Yutthakasemsunt, S., Kittiwattanagul, W., Watanachai, C., Subsompon, P., Pussanakawatin, W., Khunjan, P., Tangchitvittaya, S., Nilapong, S., Klangsang, T., Taechakosol, W., Srinat, A., Jerbi, Z., Borsali-Falfoul, N., Rezgui, M., Cakar, N., Ssenyonjo, H., Kobusingye, O., Lomas, G., Yates, D., Lecky, F., Bleetman, A., Baldwin, A., Jenkinson, E., Pantrini, S., Stewart, J., Contractor, N., Roberts, T., Butler, J., Pinto, A., Lee, D., Brayley, N., Robbshaw, K., Dix, C., Graham, S., Pye, S., Green, M., Kellins, A., Moulton, C., Fogg, B., Cottingham, R., Funnell, S., Shanker, U., Summers, C., Malek, L., Ashcroft, C., Powell, J., Moore, S., Buckley, S., Grocutt, M., Chambers, S., Morrice, A., Marshall, H., Harris, J., Matthews, W., Tippet, J., Mardell, S., Macmillan, F., Shaw, A., Luthra, P., Dixon, G., Ahmed, M., Young, M., Mason, S., Loveday, I., Clark, C., Taylor, S., Wilson, P., Ali, K., Greenwood, S., White, M., Perez, R., Eljamel, S., Wasserberg, J., Shale, H., Read, C., Mccarron, J., Pennell, A., Ray, G., Thurston, J., Brown, E., Jaffey, L., Graves, M., Bailey, R., Loveridge, N., Evans, G., Hughes, S., Richardson, J., Gallagher, C., Odedun, T., Lees, K., Foley, D., Payne, N., Pennycook, A., Griffiths, C., Moore, D., Byrne, D., Dasan, S., Banerjee, Abhishek, Mcguinness, S., Chikhani, C., Zoltie, N., Barlow, I., Stell, I., Hulse, W., Crossley, J., Watkins, L., Dorani, B., Vanviet, T., Saladino, P., Cabrera, A., Baigent, C., Bracken, M., Chadwick, D., Curley, K., Duley, L., Farrell, B., Haegi, M., Nickson, G., Peto, R., Pickard, J., Roberts, I., Sandercock, P., Teasdale, G., Collins, R., Haines, S., Macmahon, S., Warlow, C., Edwards, P., Ritchie, N., Shakur, H., Ramos, M., Barnetson, L., Fernandes, J., Tooth, D., Free, C., Narayanan, L., Collander, J., Abernethy, J., Bardswell, J., Mashru, R., Godward, C., Afolabi, L., Ritchie, A., Hosford, T., Collingwood, A., Massey, S., Plata R., Annetta M. (ORCID:0000-0001-7574-1311), and Banerjee A.

Abstract

Background Corticosteroids have been used to treat head injuries for more than 30 years. In 1997, findings of a systematic review suggested that these drugs reduce risk of death by 1-2%. The CRASH trial—a multicentre international collaboration—aimed to confirm or refute such an effect by recruiting 20 000 patients. In May, 2004, the data monitoring committee disclosed the unmasked results to the steering committee, which stopped recruitment. Methods 10 008 adults with head injury and a Glasgow coma score (GCS) of 14 or less within 8 h of injury were randomly allocated 48 h infusion of corticosteroids (methylprednisolone) or placebo. Primary outcomes were death within 2 weeks of injury and death or disability at 6 months. Prespecified subgroup analyses were based on injury severity (GCS) at randomisation and on time from injury to randomisation. Analysis was by intention to treat. Effects on outcomes within 2 weeks of randomisation are presented in this report. This study is registered as an International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial, number ISRCTN74459797. Findings Compared with placebo, the risk of death from all causes within 2 weeks was higher in the group allocated corticosteroids (1052 [21·1%] vs 893 [17·9%] deaths; relative risk 1·18 [95% CI 1·09-1·27]; p=0·0001). The relative increase in deaths due to corticosteroids did not differ by injury severity (p=0·22) or time since injury (p=0·05). Interpretation Our results show there is no reduction in mortality with methylprednisolone in the 2 weeks after head injury. The cause of the rise in risk of death within 2 weeks is unclear.

Published
2004

157. Epidemiology of in-hospital trauma deaths

Author

Lefering, R., primary, Paffrath, T., additional, Bouamra, O., additional, Coats, T. J., additional, Woodford, M., additional, Jenks, T., additional, Wafaisade, A., additional, Nienaber, U., additional, and Lecky, F., additional

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2011
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193. Epidemiology of in-hospital trauma deaths.

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Lefering, R., Paffrath, T., Bouamra, O., Coats, T., Woodford, M., Jenks, T., Wafaisade, A., Nienaber, U., and Lecky, F.

Subjects
REPORTING of diseases, HOSPITALS, DEATH rate, SURVIVAL analysis (Biometry), WOUNDS & injuries, SEVERITY of illness index, DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Abstract

Purpose: About half of all trauma-related deaths occur after hospital admission. The present study tries to characterize trauma deaths according to the time of death, and, thereby, contributes to the discussion about factors considered as the cause of death. Methods: Data from two large European trauma registries (Trauma Registry of the German Society of Trauma Surgery, TR-DGU, and the Trauma Audit and Research Network, TARN) were analyzed in parallel. All hospital deaths with Injury Severity Score (ISS) > 9 documented between 2000 and 2010 were considered. Patients were categorized into five subgroups according to the time to death (0-6 h; 7-24 h; day 1-6; day 7-30; beyond day 30). Surviving patients from the same time period served as a control group. Results: In total, 6,685 and 6,867 non-survivors were included from the TR-DGU and TARN, respectively. The hospital mortality rate was between 15 and 17%. About half of all deaths occurred within the first 24 h after admission (TR-DGU: 54%; TARN: 45%). The earliest subgroup of trauma deaths showed the highest mean ISS and the highest rate of mass transfusions. Severe head injury was most frequently observed in the subgroup of day 1-6. Late deaths are associated with higher age and more complications (sepsis, multiple organ failure). Conclusions: The time to death after severe trauma does not follow a trimodal distribution but shows a constantly decreasing incidence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2012
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194. Prognostic value of various intracranial pathologies in traumatic brain injury.

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Lesko, M., Bouamra, O., O'Brien, S., and Lecky, F.

Subjects
BRAIN, BRAIN injuries, PROGNOSIS
Abstract

Objective: Various intracranial pathologies in traumatic brain injury (TBI) can help to predict patient outcomes. These pathologies can be categorised using the Marshall Classification or the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) dictionary or can be described through traditional descriptive terms such as subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), subdural haemorrhage (SDH), epidural haemorrhage (EDH) etc. The purpose of this study is to assess the prognostic value of AIS scores, the Marshall Classification and various intracranial pathologies in TBI. Methods: A dataset of 802 TBI patients in the Trauma Audit and Research Network (TARN) database was analysed using logistic regression. First, a baseline model was constructed with age, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), pupillary reactivity, cause of injury and presence/absence of extracranial injury as predictors and survival at discharge as the outcome. Subsequently, AIS score, the Marshall Classification and various intracranial pathologies such as haemorrhage, SAH or brain swelling were added in order to assess the relative predictive strength of each variable and also to assess the improvement in the performance of the model. Results: Various AIS scores or Marshal classes did not appear to significantly affect the outcome. Among traditional descriptive terms, only brain stem injury and brain swelling significantly influenced outcome [odds ratios for survival: 0.17 (95% confidence interval [CI]; 0.08-0.40) and 0.48 (95% CI; 0.29-0.80), respectively]. Neither haemorrhage nor its subtypes, such as SAH, SDH and EDH, were significantly associated with outcome. Adding AIS scores, the Marshall Classification and various intracranial pathologies to the prognostic models resulted in an almost equal increase in the predictive performance of the baseline model. Conclusions: In this relatively recent dataset, each of the brain injury classification systems enhanced equally the performance of an early mortality prediction model in traumatic brain injury patients. The significant effect of brain swelling and brain stem injury on the outcome in comparison to injuries such as SAH suggests the need to improve therapeutic approaches to patients who have sustained these injuries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2012
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195. Civilian firearm injury and death in England and Wales.

Author

Davies, M. J., Wells, C., Squires, P. A., Hodgetts, T. J., and Lecky, F E.

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Introduction There is currently concern in the UK that injuries and deaths caused by firearms are increasing. This is supported by small local studies but not by wider research to inform targeted prevention programmes. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed of firearm injuries from the Trauma Audit and Research Network (TARN) database (1998-2007), the largest national registry of serious injuries. Data were analysed to determine temporal trends in the prevalence of firearm injuries and demographic characteristics of firearm victims. The UK Office of National Statistics provided data on all deaths by firearms as TARN does not record prehospital deaths. Results Of 91 232 cases in the TARN database, 487 (0.53%) were due to firearm injury. There were 435 men and 52 women of median age 30 years. The median New Injury Severity Score in men was 18 with a mortality of 7.4%, compared with 15.5 and 3.8% for women. The highest rate of firearm injuries as a proportion of all injuries was submitted from London (1.4%), with the South East (0.23%) submitting the lowest rate. 90.5% resided in urban areas, 78% presented outside 'normal' hours and 90% were alleged assaults. As a proportion of all injuries submitted, a small upward trend in the prevalence of deaths due to firearms was demonstrated over the study period. An increase in homicides since 2000 was also noted with an increasingly younger population being involved. In contrast, data from the Office of National Statistics showed that the greatest number of deaths were selfinflicted rather than homicides (984 vs 527), with Wales having the highest number of such deaths and predominantly involving older men. Conclusions Deaths and serious injuries caused by firearms remain rare in the civilian population of England and Wales, although an upward trend can be described. Victims of assault and homicide are predominantly young men living in urban areas and the population involved is getting younger. However, of all deaths, self-inflicted wounds are nearly twice as common as assaults, affecting predominantly older men living in more rural areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2012
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198. Screening injured children for physical abuse or neglect in emergency departments: a systematic review.

Author

Woodman, J., Lecky, F., Hodes, D., Pitt, M., Taylor, B., and Gilbert, R.

Subjects
*CHILDREN'S injuries, *SYSTEMATIC reviews, *CHILD abuse investigation, *TRAUMATOLOGY diagnosis, *HOSPITAL emergency services, *HOSPITAL patients
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Background Screening markers are used in emergency departments (EDs) to identify children who should be assessed for possible physical abuse and neglect. We conducted three systematic reviews evaluating age, repeat attendance and injury type as markers for physical abuse or neglect in injured children attending EDs. Methods We included studies comparing markers in physically abused or neglected children and non-abused injured children attending ED or hospital. We calculated likelihood ratios (LRs) for age group, repeat attendance and injury type (head injury, bruises, fractures, burns or other). Given the low prevalence of abuse or neglect, we considered that an LR of 10 or more would be clinically useful. Results All studies were poor quality. Infancy increased the risk of physical abuse or neglect in severely injured or admitted children (LRs 7.7--13.0, 2 studies) but was not strongly associated in children attending the ED (LR 1.5, 95% CI: 0.9, 2.8; one study). Repeat attendance did not substantially increase the risk of abuse or neglect and may be confounded by chronic disease and socio-economic status (LRs 0.8--3.9, 3 studies). One study showed no evidence that the type of injury substantially increased the risk of physical abuse or neglect in severely injured children. Conclusions There was no evidence that any of the markers (infancy, type of injury, repeated attendance) were sufficiently accurate (i.e. LR ≥ 10) to screen injured children in the ED to identify those requiring paediatric assessment for possible physical abuse or neglect. Clinicians should be aware that among injured children at ED a high proportion of abused children will present without these characteristics and a high proportion of non-abused children will present with them. Information about age, injury type and repeat attendances should be interpreted in this context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2010
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199. A major trauma centre is a specialty hospital not a hospital of specialties.

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Davenport, R. A., Tai, N., West, A., Bouamra, O., Aylwin, C., Woodford, M., McGinley, A., Lecky, F., Walsh, M. S., and Brohi, K.

Subjects
TRAUMA centers, MEDICAL care, RESIDENTS (Medicine), NURSE practitioners
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The article discusses the major trauma facility as a specialty hospital, in which high preventable mortality rates have renewed the trauma care impulsion. It notes that hospitals with performance enhancement program and multidisciplinary trauma care have resulted in better upshots for severely ill patients. It also reveals that because of the improved service and competitiveness of the health care provider and facility, trauma, being the leading cause of mortality in Great Britain, had decreased.

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2010
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200. Injury Control: A Guide to Research and Program Evaluation. (Book Reviews)

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Lecky, F.

Subjects
Injury Control: A Guide to Research and Program Evaluation (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Health
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Edited by F P Rivara, P Cummings, T D Koepsell, D C Grossman, R V Maier. (Pp 280;£60). Cambridge University Pess, 2001. ISBN 0-521-66152-8 This book aims to catalogue the [...]

Published
2002

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