Effect of early nutrition on deaths due to severe traumatic brain injury

2008180 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Jamshid Ghajar · Brain Trauma Foundation

Abstract

Nutrition is a significant predictor of death due to TBI. Together with prevention of arterial hypotension, hypoxia, and intracranial hypertension it is one of the few therapeutic interventions that can directly affect TBI outcome.

Topics & Keywords

Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology Hip and Femur Fractures Nutrition and Health in Aging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of neurosurgery

Volume 109, Issue 1, pp. 50-56

DOI: 10.3171/jns/2008/109/7/0050

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