Within a prospective, observational, multi-center cohort study 68 hospitals (of which 66 responded), mostly academic (n = 60, 91%) level I trauma centers (n = 44, 67%) in 20 countries were asked to complete questionnaires regarding the “standard of care” for severe neurotrauma patients in their hospitals. From the questionnaire pertaining to ICU management, 12 questions related to admission criteria were selected for this analysis. The questionnaires were completed by 66 centers. The median number of TBI patients admitted to the ICU was 92 [interquartile range (IQR): 52–160] annually. Admission policy varied; in 45 (68%) centers, patients with a Glasgow Come Score (GCS) between 13 and 15 without CT abnormalities but with other risk factors would be admitted to the ICU while the rest indicated that they would not admit these patients routinely to the ICU. We found no association between ICU admission policy and the presence of a dedicated neuro ICU, the discipline in charge of rounds, the presence of step down beds or geographic location (North- Western Europe vs. South – Eastern Europe and Israel). Variation in admission policy, primarily of mild TBI patients to ICU exists, even among high-volume academic centers and seems to be largely independent of other center characteristics. The observed variation suggests a role for comparative effectiveness research to investigate the potential benefit and cost-effectiveness of a liberal versus more restrictive admission policies.

Volovici, V., Ercole, A., Citerio, G., Stocchetti, N., Haitsma, I., Huijben, J., et al. (2019). Intensive care admission criteria for traumatic brain injury patients across Europe. JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE, 49, 158-161 [10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.11.002].

Intensive care admission criteria for traumatic brain injury patients across Europe

Citerio, Giuseppe;
2019

Abstract

Within a prospective, observational, multi-center cohort study 68 hospitals (of which 66 responded), mostly academic (n = 60, 91%) level I trauma centers (n = 44, 67%) in 20 countries were asked to complete questionnaires regarding the “standard of care” for severe neurotrauma patients in their hospitals. From the questionnaire pertaining to ICU management, 12 questions related to admission criteria were selected for this analysis. The questionnaires were completed by 66 centers. The median number of TBI patients admitted to the ICU was 92 [interquartile range (IQR): 52–160] annually. Admission policy varied; in 45 (68%) centers, patients with a Glasgow Come Score (GCS) between 13 and 15 without CT abnormalities but with other risk factors would be admitted to the ICU while the rest indicated that they would not admit these patients routinely to the ICU. We found no association between ICU admission policy and the presence of a dedicated neuro ICU, the discipline in charge of rounds, the presence of step down beds or geographic location (North- Western Europe vs. South – Eastern Europe and Israel). Variation in admission policy, primarily of mild TBI patients to ICU exists, even among high-volume academic centers and seems to be largely independent of other center characteristics. The observed variation suggests a role for comparative effectiveness research to investigate the potential benefit and cost-effectiveness of a liberal versus more restrictive admission policies.
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CENTER-TBI; Cost-effectiveness; European policy; Intensive care admission; Intensive care occupancy; Moderate and Severe TBI;
Intensive Care Admission, Moderate and Severe TBI, Intensive Care Occupancy, Cost-effectiveness, CENTER-TBI, European policy
English
8-nov-2018
2019
49
158
161
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Volovici, V., Ercole, A., Citerio, G., Stocchetti, N., Haitsma, I., Huijben, J., et al. (2019). Intensive care admission criteria for traumatic brain injury patients across Europe. JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE, 49, 158-161 [10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.11.002].
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