Collin Pilkington, Tarendeep Thind, Stephen M Bowman, Kevin Sexton, Mary Katherine Kimbrough, Austin Porter, Ben Davis, Judy Bennett, Avi Bhavaraju, Hanna K Jensen
INTRODUCTION: Readmissions after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have severe impacts on long-term health outcomes as well as rehabilitation. The aim of this descriptive study was to analyze the Nationwide Readmissions Database to determine possible risk factors associated with readmission for patients who previously sustained a TBI. METHODS: This retrospective study used data from the Nationwide Readmissions Database to explore gender, age, injury severity score, comorbidities, index admission hospital size, discharge disposition of the patient, and cause for readmission for adults admitted with a TBI...
March 28, 2024: Journal of Surgical Research