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Nordic ICU outcomes in traumatic brain injury

Management and outcome of patients with traumatic brain injury treated in three major Nordic intensive care units: a comparative cohort study
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine · Added 27 July 2026

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability, with large variations in management strategies and outcomes across countries.

Study type

Registry

Design

Retrospective multicentre registry cohort

Participants

5,970 ICU-managed TBI patients at three Nordic university hospitals

Main finding

Crude 6-month unfavourable outcome 43%, 30-day mortality 17%; after adjustment, minimal between-hospital variation (hospital variance 0.02–0.06) and no temporal trend (OR per year 0.95, 95% CI 0.88–1.03)

Caveat

Retrospective registry design; in-hospital ICU setting with variations in ICP monitoring and caseload

Bottom line

Context only

Learning goal

Strengthen my judgement on how early prehospital management of traumatic brain injury influences longer-term outcomes.

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