The accuracy of acuity scoring tools to predict 24-hour mortality in traumatic brain injury patients: A guide to triage criteria

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the main cause of disability as well as neurologic morbidity in young adults (Weber et al., 2016). Severe trauma is considered a serious health problem, because disability affects victims ’ roles in both family and society (Husson et al., 2010). Notably, TBI is also associated with high socio-economic costs (McIntyre et al., 2013). The first hour of trauma management is crucial for TBI patients due to the time-sensitive care required; therefore, mortality may be decreased if critic ally ill patients are recognized more readily and transferred promptly to trauma centres (Lichtveld et al., 2008).
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