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Effects of non-neurological complications on traumatic brain injury outcome

Kimberly S Meyer1,2*, Maxwell Boakye2 and Donald W Marion1

Author Affiliations

1 Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center - Rockville, MD 20852, USA

2 Center for Advanced Neurosurgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA

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Critical Care 2012, 16:128 doi:10.1186/cc11311


See related research by Corral et al., http://ccforum.com/content/16/2/R44

Published: 23 May 2012

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects over 1.5 million Americans annually and consumes a significant amount of healthcare dollars. Identification of complications and factors that impact recovery from TBI is important in improving outcome and allocating appropriate resources. Understanding the role of non-neurologic complications such as sepsis, acute kidney injury, and respiratory problems on TBI outcome and mortality is critical.