Quality of life in patients with traumatic brain injury-basic issues, assessment and recommendations.

Introduction: Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are one of the most common consequences of traffic accidents. Patients with mild, moderate or severe brain injuries suffer from physical, cognitive, behavioral, emotional and social problems. Most of these problems have been a long standing focus amongst practitioners and researchers.

Long term results after multiple injuries including severe head injury.

Objective: To describe the long term results in patients with multiple injuries including severe head injury.

Design: Retrospective and prospective clinical study.

Setting: Level I trauma centre, Germany.

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The aim of this study was to identify, in (pre-) clinically obtained data, parameters predicting the outcome of patients with multiple trauma and severe head injury. Fifty-eight patients aged 27±10 years were investigated an average of 5.8 years after the accident.

[Functional, neuropsychological and social outcome of polytrauma patients with severe craniocerebral trauma].

The aim of this study was to identify, in (pre-) clinically obtained data, parameters predicting the outcome of patients with multiple trauma and severe head injury. Fifty-eight patients aged 27 +/- 10 years were investigated an average of 5.8 years after the accident.

[Prognosis of polytrauma patients with severe craniocerebral trauma during the critical care phase].

In this study multiple trauma patients with severe head injury showed a different functional, neuropsychological and social outcome depending on several clinical parameters. In a stepwise regression analysis age, injury severity, Glasgow Coma Scale, length of coma and weaning time were proved to be suitable predictors. During the intensive care stay an early prognosis on severe head injury patients is possible.