Negative impact of litigation procedures on patient outcomes four years after severe traumatic brain injury: results from the PariS-traumatic brain injury study.

Purpose: To analyze the effect of litigation procedures on long-term outcomes in severe traumatic brain injury.

Materials And Methods: Prospective observational follow-up of an inception cohort including 504 adults with severe traumatic brain injury recruited in 2005-2007 in the Parisian area, France, with initial, one- and four-year outcomes measures.

Results: Four years after the traumatic brain injury, 147 patients, out of 257 who survived the acute phase, were assessed.