Citation

Afshar M, Albrecht JS. Alcohol Clin. Exp. Res. 2017; 41(12): 2217-2218.

Affiliation

Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/acer.13518

PMID

28992400

Abstract

Ding et al. performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the association of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) with mortality in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The authors identified eighteen observational studies for meta-analysis and reported no association between BAC and death in patients with TBI. Lower levels of BAC (1-100 mg/dL) were associated with greater odds of death than higher levels of BAC, implying a protective effect in higher BAC groups. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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