Temporary or Permanent? A Clinical Challenge in the Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Unconsciousness and Normal Initial Head CT

Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients with unconsciousness and normal initial head computed tomography (CT) present a clinical dilemma for physicians and neurosurgeons in the emergency department (ED). We recorded how long it took for patients to regain consciousness and evaluated the pat...

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Veröffentlicht in:	World journal of surgery 2022-12, Vol.46 (12), p.2882-2889
Hauptverfasser:	Li, Cheng-Yu, Chuang, Chi-Cheng, Chen, Ching-Chang, Tu, Po-Hsun, Hsu, Ting-An, Kuo, Yu-Chi, Liao, Chien-Hung, Hsieh, Chi-Hsun, Fu, Chih-Yuan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdominal Surgery Brain Brain Injuries, Traumatic - complications Brain Injuries, Traumatic - diagnostic imaging Cardiac Surgery Computed tomography Consciousness Emergency medical care Emergency medical services Emergency Service, Hospital General Surgery Glasgow Coma Scale Head injuries Humans Laboratory tests Medicine Medicine & Public Health Original Scientific Report Patients Respiratory tract Statistical analysis Surgery Thoracic Surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed Traumatic brain injury Unconsciousness Unconsciousness - diagnostic imaging Unconsciousness - etiology Vascular Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients with unconsciousness and normal initial head computed tomography (CT) present a clinical dilemma for physicians and neurosurgeons in the emergency department (ED). We recorded how long it took for patients to regain consciousness and evaluated the patients’ characteristics. Methods From 2018 to 2020, TBI patients with unconsciousness and normal initial head CT [Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score
ISSN:	0364-2313 1432-2323
DOI:	10.1007/s00268-022-06747-y