Do we really need 24-h observation for patients with minimal brain injury and small intracranial bleeding? The Bernese Trauma Unit Protocol

Schaller, Benoit; Evangelopoulos, Dimitrios Stergios; Müller, Christian; Martinolli, Luca; Pouljadoff, Marie Pierre; Zimmermann, Heinz; Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K (2010). Do we really need 24-h observation for patients with minimal brain injury and small intracranial bleeding? The Bernese Trauma Unit Protocol. Emergency medicine journal, 27(7), pp. 537-9. London: BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/emj.2009.073031

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Traumatic brain injury is one of the most common reasons for admission to hospital emergency departments. However, optimal diagnosis and treatment protocols remain controversial. The aim of this study is to assess whether a specific group of patients can be discharged from the hospital without 24-h neurological observation.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > University Emergency Center
UniBE Contributor:	Schaller, Benoît, Martinolli, Luca, Zimmermann, Heinz (B), Exadaktylos, Aristomenis
ISSN:	1472-0205
Publisher:	BMJ Publishing Group
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:07
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2023 23:31
Publisher DOI:	10.1136/emj.2009.073031
PubMed ID:	20360489
Web of Science ID:	000279235500015
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/236 (FactScience: 197018)