Classification Systems for Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Presentation Type
Poster
Faculty Advisor
Joshua Sandry
Access Type
Event
Start Date
26-4-2024 9:45 AM
End Date
26-4-2024 10:44 AM
Description
There is no single, standardized clinical instrument or biomarker available to classify traumatic brain injury (TBI) severity that is deemed the official gold standard for classification. There are a handful of classification systems available but there is no comprehensive review and summary of these criteria into one single system. Oftentimes, medical records (e.g., Glasgow Coma Scores; GCS), are not always available. This presents a challenge for recruitment and generalizability of research investigations that recruit TBI participants based on specific degrees of severity. The aim of the current project is to provide a brief overview of TBI and summarize available systems used to formally classify severity. Additionally, we propose minimum standardized criteria that should be reported in future TBI research to differentiate between mild and moderate-severe injuries in the absence of one or more determining criteria. Ultimately, this will facilitate better comparison and generalizability across studies in future research and may aid in medical interventions to simplify severity diagnoses.
Classification Systems for Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
There is no single, standardized clinical instrument or biomarker available to classify traumatic brain injury (TBI) severity that is deemed the official gold standard for classification. There are a handful of classification systems available but there is no comprehensive review and summary of these criteria into one single system. Oftentimes, medical records (e.g., Glasgow Coma Scores; GCS), are not always available. This presents a challenge for recruitment and generalizability of research investigations that recruit TBI participants based on specific degrees of severity. The aim of the current project is to provide a brief overview of TBI and summarize available systems used to formally classify severity. Additionally, we propose minimum standardized criteria that should be reported in future TBI research to differentiate between mild and moderate-severe injuries in the absence of one or more determining criteria. Ultimately, this will facilitate better comparison and generalizability across studies in future research and may aid in medical interventions to simplify severity diagnoses.