Implementation of trauma unit guidance for inpatient management of adult traumatic brain injury: a cross-sectional survey
The findings highlight substantial gaps in clinician confidence and variability in practice for TBI patients managed in trauma units. The implementation of a regionally tailored inpatient guideline was well-received and has the potential to improve safety, consistency, and quality of TBI care outside specialist centres.
Authors
- Vikesh Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8298-9232)
- Ivan Timofeev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1168-0393)
- Fahim Anwar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1176-0975)
- Prabhjot Singh Malhotra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7463-3941)
- Peter J. Hutchinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2796-1835)
- Andrea Lavinio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8832-918X)
- Siddarth Kannan
- Naomi D Deakin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4325-5703)
- Conor S. Gillespie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9153-3077)
- Adel Helmy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0531-0556)
- Robina Robbie Singh
- Matt Targett
- Matthew Kingham
Institutions
- University of Lancashire (GB)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- South East Physics Network (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02688697.2025.2594517
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00