title: A note on survival after anoxic brain injury in adolescents and young adults.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Much is known about survival after traumatic brain injury (TBI), yet relatively little about survival after anoxic brain injury (ABI).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether long-term survival after ABI is comparable to that after TBI.
  
  
  METHODS
  We identified 237 patients with ABI and 1,620 with TBI in California who were aged 15 to 35, survived at least 1 year post injury, and were injured in 1986 or later. We analyzed the long-term follow-up data using the Cox Proportional Hazards Regression Model, controlling for age, sex, and severity of disability.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After adjustment for risk factors, no significant differences in long-term survival between ABI and TBI were found (hazard ratio = 0.97; 95% c.i. 0.57-1.65).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In adolescents and young adults, long-term survival after ABI appears to be similar to that after TBI.
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Shavelle
authors.forename: Jordan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Strauss
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Paculdo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Survival; life expectancy; traumatic brain injury