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BRAIN INJURY
Volume 34, Issue 4, Pages 556-566Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2020.1725981
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Traumatic brain injury; long-term mortality; neurodegenerative diseases
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Objective: Undergoing mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) increases mortality risk, but it is unclear what drives this finding. This study explored associations with mortality in patients with mTBI. Methods: This was a retrospective study of patients with mTBI and controls admitted to six level 1 trauma centers in 1/1/2009-12/31/2013. Mortality data were from the CDC National Death Index. Patients with mTBI were identified by ICD-9 code, Glasgow Coma Scale 13-15, Injury Severity Score (ISS) <16, and loss of consciousness <= 1 hour. Controls had hospital length of stay <= 24 hours, ISS<16, and no head injury. Results: This study included 964 patients with mTBI and 5,567 controls. mTBI was associated with a 47% increased 5-year mortality risk (HR = 1.47, 95% CL 1.08-2.01). Patients with mTBI were more likely to die of a neurodegenerative disease (17% vs 11%, P = .119). Cardiovascular (HR = 1.80, 95% CL 1.17-2.77), neurological (HR = 3.33, 95% CL 2.07-5.38), and respiratory (HR = 1.70, 95% CL 1.01-2.86) comorbidities were associated with mortality in patients with mTBI. Conclusions: Patients with mTBI are at increased mortality risk in the 5 years post-injury. Mortality in patients with mTBI was most influenced by preexisting conditions.
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