Should the management of isolated traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage differ from concussion in the setting of mild traumatic brain injury?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1199-1204

  Levy, A Stewart ^a   Orlando, Alessandro ^a,b   Hawkes, Allison P ^a   Salottolo, Kristin ^a,b   Mains, Charles W ^a,c   Bar Or, David ^a,b,c  

^a St Anthony Central Hospital   (United States)

^b SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ROCKY VISTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concussion; Intensive care unit; Mild traumatic brain injury; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE, TRAUMATIC;

EID: 81455131662     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31822067fc     Document Type: Article

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