Citation

Shavelle RM, Brooks JC, Strauss DJ, Paculdo DR. NeuroRehabilitation 2015; 36(3): 379-382.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, IOS Press)

DOI

10.3233/NRE-151226

PMID

26409341

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Much is known about survival after traumatic brain injury (TBI), yet relatively little about survival after anoxic brain injury (ABI).

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether long-term survival after ABI is comparable to that after TBI.

METHODS: We identified 237 patients with ABI and 1,620 with TBI in California who were aged 15 to 35, survived at least 1 year post injury, and were injured in 1986 or later. We analyzed the long-term follow-up data using the Cox Proportional Hazards Regression Model, controlling for age, sex, and severity of disability.

RESULTS: After adjustment for risk factors, no significant differences in long-term survival between ABI and TBI were found (hazard ratio = 0.97; 95% c.i. 0.57-1.65).

CONCLUSIONS: In adolescents and young adults, long-term survival after ABI appears to be similar to that after TBI.

Language: en