TY - JOUR PY - 2012// TI - Effects of non-neurological complications on traumatic brain injury outcome JO - Critical care : the Official Journal of the Critical Care Forum A1 - Meyer, Kimberly S. A1 - Boakye, Maxwell A1 - Marion, Donald W. SP - 128 EP - 128 VL - 16 IS - 3 N2 - ABSTRACT: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects over 1.5 million Americans annually and consumes a significant amount of healthcare dollars. Identification of complications and factors that impact recovery from TBI is important in improving outcome and allocating appropriate resources. Understanding the role of non-neurologic complications such as sepsis, acute kidney injury, and respiratory problems on TBI outcome and mortality is critical.
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LA - en SN - 1364-8535 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc11311 ID - ref1 ER -