Increased trends in the use of treatment-limiting decisions in a regional neurosurgical unit
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DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2016.1226259
Abstract: Abstract Introduction: Treatment-limiting decisions (TLDs) are employed to actively withhold treatment from patients whom clinicians feel would derive no benefit or suffer detrimental effects from further intervention. The use of such decisions has been heavily… read more here.
Keywords: unit; regional neurosurgical; treatment; neurosurgical unit ... See more keywords
Traumatic brain injury in the Republic of Ireland twenty-five years on: a comparison of two cohorts from a neurosurgical unit
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DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2020.1824299
Abstract: ABSTRACT Objective We assessed for change in the number of admissions, demographics, mechanism, severity, operative management, length of stay, and in-hospital mortality of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in patients admitted to a Neurosurgical Unit (NSU)… read more here.
Keywords: traumatic brain; neurosurgical unit; republic ireland; brain injury ... See more keywords