Sex differences and gender-oriented characteristics in intensive care unit admissions for patients with traumatic brain injury in Spain
These findings show that sex significantly influences TBI patterns and in-hospital evolution. Men had higher rates of trauma from risk-related behaviors, while women experienced longer ICU stays and greater psychotropic use. Such differences call for sex-specific approaches in clinical care and further prospective research.
Authors
- Kapil Nanwani-Nanwani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9217-4750)
- Elena Chover‐Sierra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4141-6956)
- Raúl Juárez‐Vela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3597-2048)
- Ainhoa Serrano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1837-5575)
- Michał Czapla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4245-5420)
- Antonio Martínez‐Sabater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6440-1431)
- Noelia Navas-Echazarreta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0804-5209)
- Manuel Quintana‐Díaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4852-4148)
- María Luisa Ballestar‐Tarín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3998-2956)
- Manuel Cruz-Garcinuño
- Ismael del Val-Rey
- Raquel-María Martínez-Pascual
Institutions
- Universitat de València (ES)
- Universidad de La Rioja (ES)
- Hospital Universitario La Paz (ES)
- Wroclaw Medical University (PL)
- Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia (ES)
- Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (ES)
- Hospital General Universitario De Valencia (ES)
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1622422
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universidad de La Rioja