scholarly journals Traumatic brain injury after a motor vehicle accident: Fact or "fantasy"?

2001 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 458-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
D G E Caldicott
2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen A. Sullivan ◽  
Rebecca Cox

Objective: To develop a tool for assessing intentions to continue or change activities for recovery following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and determine if they are dependent on injury context or activity type. Method: Adult volunteers with no (or no recent) history of mTBI were randomly allocated to one of two vignette conditions, each with a different injury context. The vignette described an mTBI due to a motor vehicle accident (MVA, n = 76) or sport (SPORT, n = 89). Volunteers reported their rest or activity plans for 39 behaviours comprising three behaviour types (cognitive, physical, and restful). Results: Compared to a cut-score representing no change, on average there was a significant (p <= .001) planned decrease in physical and cognitive behaviours (MVAphysicalt(53) = 7.373; SPORTphysicalt(41) = 9.281; MVAcognitivet(41) = 9.367; SPORTcognitivet(51) = −3.521) and a significant planned increase in restful behaviours, such as sleep (MVArestfult(72) = 10.006; SPORTrestfult(86) = 9.566). An overall within-group effect for behaviour-type was not identified and there was no effect of condition (MVA vs. SPORT). Conclusion: The acute rest and activity plans for a simulated mTBI are behaviour specific and not dependent on context. An expectation for blanket-rest was not was observed but rest was planned for specific behaviours. This tool could be used to guide discussions with mTBI patients about their recovery so that their plans align with advice, and it could aid further research into the relation between intended and actual rest and activity and the effect on eventual outcomes.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-167
Author(s):  
Dhania A. Santosa ◽  
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Hamzah Hamzah ◽  

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the leading congenital disease with the incidence of 8 patients of 1000 livebirth. Around 85% of patients with CHD is expected to reach adult age in United States of America. Management of traumatic brain injury in patients with CHD requires combination of fine understanding on pathophysiology of CHD and neuroanesthesia technique. A male patient, 17 years of age had a motor vehicle accident and was diagnosed with moderate traumatic brain injury, intracerebral hemorrhage, epidural hemorrhage and cerebral edema with Tetralogy of Fallot, underwent an emergency craniotomy for ICH evacuation. Surgery was done under general anesthesia and lasted for approximately 3 hours. Challenges during anesthesia and surgery include maintaining optimal oxygen delivery, avoiding increase in oxygen demand and preventing catecholamine release which may trigger hypercyanotic tet spell. Patient was observed and ventilator supported in Intensive Observation Ward and was extubated at the same post surgery day. Patient was then observed in the Ward and sent home on the 14th day after the incident.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Ramsis F. Ghaly ◽  
Armen Haroutanian ◽  
Parnia Khamooshi ◽  
Jessica Patricoski ◽  
Kenneth D. Candido ◽  
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Background: In this article, we discuss the dramatic decline in the utilization of invasive cranial monitoring of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Case Description: A 52-year-old male presented with a severe TBI following a motor vehicle accident. The initial computed tomography scan showed a subdural hematoma, and the patient underwent a craniotomy. However, preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively, the critical care team never utilized invasive cranial monitoring. Therefore, when the patient expired several weeks later due to multiorgan failure, his death was in part attributed to the neurocritical care specialists’ failure to employ invasive cranial monitoring techniques. Conclusion: Evidence-based and defensive medicine, cost containment, and a lack of leadership have contributed to neurocritical care specialists’ increased failure to utilize invasive hemodynamic and neurological monitoring for TBI.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1591 ◽  
pp. 86-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunlin Xiong ◽  
Yongshan Zhu ◽  
Yulong Zhang ◽  
Zhiyong Yin ◽  
Jingna Zhang ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clint Lagbas ◽  
Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi ◽  
Magda Shaheen ◽  
Dulcie Kermah ◽  
Deyu Pan

Objective. The aim of this study is to describe the traumatic brain injury (TBI) population and causes and identify factors associated with TBI hospitalizations and mortality in California.Methods. This is a cross-sectional study of 61,188 patients with TBI from the California Hospital Discharge Data 2001 to 2009. We used descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses in SAS version 9.3.Results. TBI-related hospitalizations decreased by 14% and mortality increased by 19% from 2001 to 2009. The highest percentages of TBI hospitalizations were due to other causes (38.4%), falls (31.2%), being of age≥75years old (37.2%), being a males (58.9%), and being of Medicare patients (44%). TBIs due to falls were found in those age≤4years old (53.5%),≥75years old (44.0%), and females (37.2%). TBIs due to assaults were more frequent in Blacks (29.0%). TBIs due to motor vehicle accidents were more frequent in 15–19 and 20–24 age groups (48.7% and 48.6%, resp.) and among Hispanics (27.8%). Higher odds of mortality were found among motor vehicle accident category (adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 1.27, 95% CI: 1.14–1.41); males (AOR: 1.36, 95% CI: 1.27–1.46); and the≥75-year-old group (AOR: 6.4, 95% CI: 4.9–8.4).Conclusions. Our findings suggest a decrease in TBI-related hospitalizations but an increase in TBI-related mortality during the study period. The majority of TBI-related hospitalizations was due to other causes and falls and was more frequent in the older, male, and Medicare populations. The higher likelihood of TBI-related mortalities was found among elderly male≥75years old who had motor vehicle accidents. Our data can inform practitioners, prevention planners, educators, service sectors, and policy makers who aim to reduce the burden of TBI in the community. Implications for interventions are discussed.


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