Premorbid statin use is associated with improved survival and functional outcomes in older head-injured individuals

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 815-819

  Schneider, Eric B ^a   Efron, David T ^a   MacKenzie, Ellen J ^b   Rivara, Frederick P ^c   Nathens, Avery B ^e   Jurkovich, Gregory J ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Functional outcomes; Head trauma; Statins; Survival

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SURVIVAL;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054037949     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182319de5     Document Type: Article

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