Prehospital hypertension is predictive of traumatic brain injury and is associated with higher mortality

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 592-598

  Barmparas, Galinos ^a   Liou, Douglas Z ^a   Lamb, Alexander W ^a   Gangi, Alexandra ^a   Chin, Mike ^a   Ley, Eric J ^a   Salim, Ali ^b   Bukur, Marko ^c  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BROWARD HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic hyperactivity; Hypertension; Prediction; Score; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC HYPERACTIVITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPERTENSION; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VITAL SIGN; BRAIN INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84916599631     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000382     Document Type: Article

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