Higher 30-day mortality, poor outcomes linked to early surgery in older adults with TBI

In older adults with traumatic brain injury and acute subdural hematoma, early neurosurgical intervention resulted in the highest 30-day mortality rates, while delayed surgery yielded better outcomes.
“Elderly patients with TBI frequently suffer from intracranial hematomas,” Rebeca Alejandra Gavrila Laic, MSc, a PhD researcher in biomechanics KU Leuven in Belgium, and colleagues wrote in Brain and Spine. “In particular, acute subdural hematoma is the most common injury type in elderly admitted to hospital after TBI, often accompanied by cerebral contusions.”
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In older adults with traumatic brain injury and acute subdural hematoma, early neurosurgical intervention resulted in the highest 30-day mortality rates, while delayed surgery yielded better outcomes.
“Elderly patients with TBI frequently suffer from intracranial hematomas,” Rebeca Alejandra Gavrila Laic, MSc, a PhD researcher in biomechanics KU Leuven in Belgium, and colleagues wrote in Brain and Spine. “In particular, acute subdural hematoma is the most common injury type in elderly admitted to hospital after TBI, often accompanied by cerebral contusions.”
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