Occurrence Patterns of Traumatic Brain Injury Within the Emergency Department and Internal Screening Process Efficacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Analysis.

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of death in pediatric patients. Continued recruitment of pediatric TBI participants into a biobank amidst the COVID-19 pandemic not only necessitates adaptive changes to traditional recruitment methods but also requires an evaluation of emergency department (ED) utilization by TBI-presenting patients.

Objective: The primary objective of this exploratory retrospective study was to evaluate pediatric TBI-related ED utilization during the pandemic.