Abstract
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of traumatic death and disability In the US, a brain injury occurs every 7 s and results in death every 5 min ∼52,000 patients die from TBI each year TBI accounts for nearly one-third of all trauma-related deaths Common mechanisms include falls, motor vehicle accidents, and assaults In the US, most TBIs are related to motor vehicle accidents Estimate for annual financial cost of direct TBI medical care is ∼$50 billion
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Handbook of Neurocritical Care |
Subtitle of host publication | Second Edition |
Publisher | Springer New York |
Pages | 307-321 |
Number of pages | 15 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781441968418 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2010 |
Keywords
- Autonomic changes
- CPP
- ICP
- Nutrition
- Routine steroid use
- Secondary injury
- TBI
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine