Preinjury statins are associated with improved survival in patients with traumatic brain injury
Journal of Surgical Research Dec 14, 2019
Lokhandwala A, Hanna K, Gries L, et al. - In this study, researchers examined how preinjury statins affect outcomes in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. Their TBI database from 2014 to 2017 yielded data of 1,359 patients. Of these, they matched 270 patients (statin: 90, no-statin: 180). Patients administered statins exhibited lower rates of in-hospital mortality (11% vs 21%), skilled nursing facility disposition (19% vs 28%), and a higher median Glasgow Outcome Scale–Extended (11 [9-13] vs 9 [8-10]). These findings auggest an association of preinjury statin use with improved outcomes in isolated traumatic brain injury patients.
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