TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - A note on survival after anoxic brain injury in adolescents and young adults
JO  - NeuroRehabilitation
A1  - Shavelle, Robert M.
A1  - Brooks, Jordan C.
A1  - Strauss, David J.
A1  - Paculdo, David R.
SP  - 379
EP  - 382
VL  - 36
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1053-8135
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/NRE-151226
ID  - ref1
ER  -