The Effect of Alcohol Intoxication on Mortality of Blunt Head Injury
Joint Authors
Lin, Chih-Lung
Lin, Yen-Ko
Soo, Kwan-Ming
Lin, Hsing-Lin
Lee, Wei-Che
Kuo, Liang-Chi
Lin, Tsung-Ying
Chen, Chao-Wen
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Alcohol is found to have neuroprotection in recent studies in head injuries.
We investigated the association of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) with mortality of patients with blunt head injury after traffic accident.
All patients sustaining blunt head injury caused by traffic accident brought to our emergency department who had obtained a brain computed tomography scans and BAC were analyzed.
Patients with unknown mechanisms, transfers from outside hospitals, and incomplete data were excluded.
Logistic regression was used to identify independent predictors of mortality.
During the study period, 3,628 patients with brain computed tomography (CT) were included.
Of these, BAC was measured in 556 patients.
Patients with the lowest BAC (less than 8 mg/dl) had lower mortality; intoxicated patients with BAC between 8 and less than 100 mg/dl were associated with significantly higher mortality than those patients in other intoxicated groups.
Adjusted logistic regression demonstrated higher BAC group and Glasgow coma scale (GCS) scores, and lower ISS and age were identified as independent predictors of reduced mortality.
In our study, we found that patients who had moderate alcohol intoxication had higher risk of mortality.
However, higher GCS scores, lower ISS, and younger age were identified as independent predictors of reduced mortality in the study patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lin, Hsing-Lin& Lin, Tsung-Ying& Soo, Kwan-Ming& Chen, Chao-Wen& Kuo, Liang-Chi& Lin, Yen-Ko…[et al.]. 2014. The Effect of Alcohol Intoxication on Mortality of Blunt Head Injury. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lin, Hsing-Lin…[et al.]. The Effect of Alcohol Intoxication on Mortality of Blunt Head Injury. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lin, Hsing-Lin& Lin, Tsung-Ying& Soo, Kwan-Ming& Chen, Chao-Wen& Kuo, Liang-Chi& Lin, Yen-Ko…[et al.]. The Effect of Alcohol Intoxication on Mortality of Blunt Head Injury. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485661
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485661