Citation

Wright DW, Espinoza TR, Merck LH, Ratcliff JJ, Backster A, Stein DG. Acad. Emerg. Med. 2014; 21(12): 1414-1420.

Affiliation

Emergency Neurosciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/acem.12532

PMID

25420582

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. There is strong evidence that gender and sex play an important role across the spectrum of TBI, from pathophysiology to clinical care. In May 2014, Academic Emergency Medicine held a consensus conference "Gender-Specific Research in Emergency Care: Investigate, Understand, and Translate How Gender Affects Patient Outcomes." A TBI working group was formed to explore what was known about the influence of sex and gender on TBI and to identify gaps for future research. The findings resulted in four major recommendations to guide the TBI research agenda.

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