1. Risk Factors and Outcomes Associated with Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury in Patients with Mild or Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Hoffman H, Bunch KM, Protas M, and Chin LS
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- Adult, Aged, Brain Injuries, Traumatic diagnostic imaging, Brain Injuries, Traumatic therapy, Carotid Artery Injuries diagnosis, Carotid Artery Injuries therapy, Cerebrovascular Disorders diagnostic imaging, Cerebrovascular Disorders therapy, Cervical Vertebrae diagnostic imaging, Endovascular Procedures, Female, Humans, Incidence, Length of Stay, Male, Middle Aged, Neurosurgical Procedures, Patient Discharge, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Spinal Fractures diagnostic imaging, Spinal Fractures therapy, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, United States epidemiology, Vascular System Injuries diagnostic imaging, Vascular System Injuries therapy, Brain Injuries, Traumatic epidemiology, Carotid Artery Injuries epidemiology, Cerebrovascular Disorders epidemiology, Cervical Vertebrae injuries, Spinal Fractures epidemiology, Vascular System Injuries epidemiology
- Abstract
Background: Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) represents a spectrum of traumatic injuries to the carotid and vertebral arteries that is an often-overlooked source of morbidity and mortality. Its incidence, risk factors, and effect on outcomes in patients with mild or moderate traumatic brain injury (mTBI) have not been studied independently., Methods: The National Trauma Data Bank from 2013 to 2017 was queried to identify patients with mTBI who suffered blunt injuries. BCVI was identified using abbreviated injury scores and included blunt carotid artery injury (BCAI) and blunt vertebral artery injury (BVAI). A binary logistic regression was used to identify patient-related and injury-related factors associated with BCVI. Binary logistic regressions were also performed to evaluate the effect of BCVI on stroke, in-hospital mortality, nonroutine discharge disposition, total length of stay (LOS), intensive care unit LOS, and number of days mechanically ventilated., Results: Of 485,880 patients with mTBI, there were 4,382 (0.9%) with BCVI. Cervical spine fracture was the strongest factor associated with BCAI (odds ratio [OR], 1.97; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.77-2.19), followed by mandible fracture and basilar skull fracture. Cervical spine fracture also had the strongest association with BVAI (OR, 18.28; 95% CI, 16.47-20.28), followed by spinal cord injury and neck contusion. Stroke was more common in patients with BCAI (OR, 5.50; 95% CI, 4.19-7.21) and BVAI (OR, 7.238; 95% CI, 5.929-8.836). BVAI increased the odds of mortality, but BCAI did not. Both were associated with nonroutine discharge and increased LOS, intensive care unit LOS, and number of days mechanically ventilated., Conclusions: The incidence of BCVI in patients with mTBI is low, and it usually does not require invasive treatment. However, it is associated with greater odds of stroke and negative outcomes. Knowledge of risk factors for BCVI may tailor further investigation to aid prompt diagnosis., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2021
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