The changing landscape of traumatic brain injuries at a district general hospital in a trauma network
Fewer patients with less severe mechanisms of injury, and a more elderly population are now being managed at our DGH in the post-MTC period. Mortality was similar to published literature but the introduction of the trauma system was associated with lower risk of death. Although fewer TBIs help to optimise service delivery by maintaining orthopaedic bed capacity, the reduced exposure to these patients may lead to lowered expertise in managing these complex cases.
Authors
- Nithish Jayakumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2321-2204)
- Neil Ashwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2238-5082)
- Ian M. Lahart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1079-2876)
- Suhaib Abualsaud
- Ahmed Elmahdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9646-9748)
- Mohamed Youssef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9300-6190)
Institutions
- University of Wolverhampton (GB)
- James Cook University Hospital (GB)
- Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (GB)
- Salford Royal Hospital (GB)
- Queen's Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-02-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02688697.2025.2468951
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00