• Journal of critical care · Feb 2019

    Multicenter Study Observational Study

    Intensive care admission criteria for traumatic brain injury patients across Europe.

    • Victor Volovici, Ari Ercole, Giuseppe Citerio, Nino Stocchetti, Iain K Haitsma, Jilske A Huijben, Dirven Clemens M F CMF Department of Neurosurgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands., Mathieu van der Jagt, Ewout W Steyerberg, David Nelson, Maryse C Cnossen, Maas Andrew I R AIR Department of Neurosurgery, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium., Suzanne Polinder, David K Menon, and Hester F Lingsma.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Center for Medical Decision Making, Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: v.volovici@erasmusmc.nl.
    • J Crit Care. 2019 Feb 1; 49: 158-161.

    AbstractWithin a prospective, observational, multi-center cohort study 68 hospitals (of which 66 responded), mostly academic (n = 60, 91%) level I trauma centers (n = 44, 67%) in 20 countries were asked to complete questionnaires regarding the "standard of care" for severe neurotrauma patients in their hospitals. From the questionnaire pertaining to ICU management, 12 questions related to admission criteria were selected for this analysis. The questionnaires were completed by 66 centers. The median number of TBI patients admitted to the ICU was 92 [interquartile range (IQR): 52-160] annually. Admission policy varied; in 45 (68%) centers, patients with a Glasgow Come Score (GCS) between 13 and 15 without CT abnormalities but with other risk factors would be admitted to the ICU while the rest indicated that they would not admit these patients routinely to the ICU. We found no association between ICU admission policy and the presence of a dedicated neuro ICU, the discipline in charge of rounds, the presence of step down beds or geographic location (North- Western Europe vs. South - Eastern Europe and Israel). Variation in admission policy, primarily of mild TBI patients to ICU exists, even among high-volume academic centers and seems to be largely independent of other center characteristics. The observed variation suggests a role for comparative effectiveness research to investigate the potential benefit and cost-effectiveness of a liberal versus more restrictive admission policies.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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