Study: Hospitals Vary in Treating Children with Brain Injury

According to a new study, hospitals differ in management of children with traumatic brain injury, particularly when it comes to monitoring and preventing the harmful effects of increased intracranial pressure (ICP). The study, reported in Neurosurgery, focused on two evidence-based interventions for brain injury: ICP monitoring and craniectomy. Rates of both interventions varied significantly between hospitals, and researchers call for further studies to understand “the institutional and regional factors associated with variability in the use of these invasive but potentially outcome-modifying technologies.” Click here to read the full article.