Margot Kelly-Hedrick, Sunny Yang Liu, Jordan Komisarow, Jordan Hatfield, Tetsu Ohnuma, Miriam M Treggiari, Katharine Colton, Evangeline Arulraja, Monica S Vavilala, Daniel T Laskowitz, Joseph P Mathew, Adrian Hernandez, Michael L James, Karthik Raghunathan, Vijay Krishnamoorthy
BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence that beta-blockers may provide benefit for patients with moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) during the acute injury period. Larger studies on utilization patterns and impact on outcomes in clinical practice are lacking. OBJECTIVE: The present study uses a large, national hospital claims-based dataset to examine early beta-blocker utilization patterns and its association with clinical outcomes among critically ill patients with moderate-severe TBI...
March 6, 2024: Journal of Intensive Care Medicine