Understanding Why Patients Return to the Emergency Department after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury within 72 Hours.

Introduction: Although there are approximately 1.1 million case presentations of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in the emergency department (ED) each year, little data is available to clinicians to identify patients who are at risk for poor outcomes, including 72-hour ED return after discharge. An understanding of patients at risk for ED return visits during the hyperacute phase following head injury would allow ED providers to develop clinical interventions that reduce its occurrence and improve outcomes.

Who gets post-concussion syndrome? An emergency department-based prospective analysis.

Background: The objective of this study was to determine who gets post-concussion syndrome (PCS) after mild traumatic brain injury or head injury.

Methods: Patients presented within an hour of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Written informed consent was obtained from all patients, who then provided detailed answers to surveys at the time of injury as well as at 1 week and 1 month follow-up.

Impact of helmet use in traumatic brain injuries associated with recreational vehicles.

Objective. To study the impact of helmet use on outcomes after recreational vehicle accidents. Methods.

TBI surveillance using the common data elements for traumatic brain injury: a population study.

Background: To characterize the patterns of presentation of adults with head injury to the Emergency Department.

Methods: This is a cohort study that sought to collect injury and outcome variables with the goal of characterizing the very early natural history of traumatic brain injury in adults. This IRB-approved project was conducted in collaboration with our Institution's Center for Translational Science Institute.