Citation

Citerio G, Stocchetti N, Cormio M, Beretta L. Acta Neurochir. (Wien) 2000; 142(7): 769-776.

Affiliation

Rianimazione, H San Gerardo, Monza (Mi), Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10955671

Abstract

Reliable information is vital for clinical trials, so we developed a database, for head trauma victims admitted to neuro-intensive care units (NICU). This database, first step in a sequential project, comprises 176 selected fields mainly focused on the early post-traumatic phase and has a user-friendly computerized interface. The software was tested for a trimester in 18 Italian neuro-intensive care units. The paper describes the main features of the database, the results of a three months' data collection test, its limitations and its potential improvements. A description of the database fields and a brief summary of the 282 patients included so far are also presented.

Language: en