Effect of Implementation of a Paediatric Neurocritical Care Programme On Outcomes After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Cohort Study
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Gill, Jeff, Jose A. Pineda, Jeffrey R. Leonard, Ioanna G. Mazotas, Michael Noetzel, David D. Limbrick, Martin S. Keller, and Allan Doctor. “Effect of Implementation of a Paediatric Neurocritical Care Programme On Outcomes After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Cohort Study”. The Lancet Neurology 12, no. 1 (2013): 45-52
Background Outcomes after traumatic brain injury are worsened by secondary insults; modern intensive-care units address such challenges through use of best-practice pathways. Organisation of intensive-care units has an important role in pathway effectiveness. We aimed to assess the effect of a paediatric neurocritical care programme (PNCP) on outcomes for children with severe traumatic brain injury. Methods