Health & Economic Burden of Traumatic Brain Injury in the Emergency Department

• Published in: Canadian journal of neurological sciences Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 238 - 247
• Main Authors: Fu, Terence S., Jing, Rowan, McFaull, Steven R., Cusimano, Michael D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.03.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Brain Injuries, Traumatic - economics; Brain Injuries, Traumatic - epidemiology; Brain Injuries, Traumatic - etiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Cost of Illness; Discount rates; Emergency Service, Hospital; Fatalities; Female; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality; Ontario - epidemiology; Original Articles; Sex Distribution; Traumatic brain injury; Young Adult; United States > US; traumatic brain injury; epidemiology; Concussion; cost of illness; prevention

Objective: To evaluate epidemiological patterns and lifetime costs of traumatic brain injury (TBI) identified in the emergency department (ED) within a publicly insured population in Ontario, Canada, in 2009. Methods: A nationally representative, population-based database was used to identify TBI ca...