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Trends in alcohol use during moderate and severe traumatic brain injury: 18 years of neurotrauma in Pennsylvania

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Author	Bernier, R. A. Hillary, F. G.
Copyright Year	2016
Description	Journal: Brain Injury Primary objective: Alcohol is a known risk factor for TBI, yet little is known about how rates of alcohol use at time of injury differ across demographics and the stability of alcohol-related injury over time. Further, findings examining the relationship between alcohol and outcome are mixed. This study aimed to examine changes in alcohol-positive moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (+aTBI) over two decades with focus on demographic factors, changes in +aTBI frequency over time, mortality and acute outcome. Methods: This retrospective study examined data collected from 1992–2009 by the Pennsylvania Trauma Outcome Study (PTOS). Results: Results reveal that the proportion of +aTBI has been generally stable across years. However, there is an interaction of +aTBI incidence with mechanism of injury and age, with a downward trend in +aTBI within MVA and fall and individuals 18–30 and 71+ years. Further, consistent with several findings in the literature, alcohol was associated with higher rates of survival and better FSD scores during acute recovery. Conclusions: This study discusses findings in the context of a greater literature on TBI-related alcohol and outcome. The injury-alcohol profiles highlighted could be used to inform future allocation of resources toward prevention of, intervention for and care of individuals who sustain TBI.
Related Links	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/02699052.2015.1127998
Ending Page	421
Page Count	8
Starting Page	414
ISSN	02699052
e-ISSN	1362301X
DOI	10.3109/02699052.2015.1127998
Journal	Brain Injury
Issue Number	4
Volume Number	30
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2016-03-20
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Brain Injury Substance Abuse Adult Brain Injury Traumatic Brain Injury
Content Type	Text
Subject	Neuroscience Developmental and Educational Psychology Neurology (clinical)

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