@article{ref1,
title="A note on survival after anoxic brain injury in adolescents and young adults",
journal="NeuroRehabilitation",
year="2015",
author="Shavelle, Robert M. and Brooks, Jordan C. and Strauss, David J. and Paculdo, David R.",
volume="36",
number="3",
pages="379-382",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Much is known about survival after traumatic brain injury (TBI), yet relatively little about survival after anoxic brain injury (ABI). <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To determine whether long-term survival after ABI is comparable to that after TBI. <br><br>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. <br><br>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). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: In adolescents and young adults, long-term survival after ABI appears to be similar to that after TBI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1053-8135",
doi="10.3233/NRE-151226",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/NRE-151226"
}