Effect of Interfacility Transfer on Outcomes in Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
Transfer to higher-level trauma centers is associated with increased neurosurgical intervention and higher rates of discharge home in pediatric patients with severe TBI, without differences in mortality.
Authors
- Adel Elkbuli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7730-617X)
- Andrew Ford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7320-9292)
- Brian Chin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8269-1804)
- Philip Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7820-3732)
- Hazem Nasef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3003-3493)
- Donald A. Plumley
- Sanjan Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0294-4078)
- Ian Bundschu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1364-1464)
- Zackary Yates (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0806-8755)
Institutions
- University of Central Florida (US)
- Indigenous Wellbeing Centre (AU)
- BUND Naturschutz (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Trauma Nursing
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jtn.0000000000000895
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00