title: TBI ADAPTER: traumatic brain injury assessment diagnosis advocacy prevention and treatment from the emergency room--a prospective observational study.
abstract: There is no standard treatment algorithm for patients who present to the emergency department (ED) with acute traumatic brain injury (TBI). This is in part because of the heterogeneity of the injury pattern and the patient profile, and the lack of evidence-based guidelines, especially for mild TBI in adults. As TBI is seen more and more frequently in the ED, a standardized assessment would be beneficial in terms of efficiency. The authors present their ED approach to mild TBI evaluation in the ED, along with results to date. These data represent a prospective observational cohort study, where each patient provided individual, written informed consent.
authors.affiliation: North Florida South Georgia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 619 South Marion Avenue, Lake City, FL 32025.
authors.forename: Latha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ganti
authors.affiliation: New York University, 100 Washington Square East, No. 901, New York, New York 10003-6688.
authors.forename: Yasamin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Daneshvar
authors.affiliation: Saint Louis University, One North Grand, St. Louis, MO 63103.
authors.forename: Aakash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bodhit
authors.affiliation: University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ayala
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida Health, 1600 Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32610.
authors.forename: Pratik S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Acute Care Surgery, University of Florida Health, 1600 Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32610.
authors.forename: Lawrence L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Lottenberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, University of Florida Health, 1600 Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32610.
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: York
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, University of Florida Health, 1600 Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32610.
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Counsell
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Florida Health, 1600 Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32610.
authors.forename: Keith R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D000070642:Brain Injuries, Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059906:Neuroimaging; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D004856:Postural Balance; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D063189:Symptom Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D014787:Vision Tests