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IMAGE: Many traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors needed extensive healthcare services in the year after their injury, and a quarter of them were super-utilizers, having three or more emergency department visits. view more
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INDIANAPOLIS Patients who suffer from traumatic brain injuries (TBI) often need a great deal of healthcare services after the injury, but the extent of care utilization is unknown. A new study from research scientists affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Regenstrief Institute and IUPUI is one of the first to analyze how much care TBI patients use and identify areas of unmet need.
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VIDEO: Research from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine, published in JAMA Network Open, shows that people treated in the ICU for COVID-19. view more
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The COVID-19 pandemic is straining health systems across the country, especially intensive care units. New research from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine shows that people treated in the ICU for COVID-19 are twice as likely to die when the ICU capacity is strained by the number of COVID-19 patients. These results demonstrate that patients with COVID-19 are more likely to die if they are admitted to an ICU during times with peak COVID-19 caseload, said Dawn Bravata, M.D., first author of the study. We know that strain on hospital capacity has been associated with increased mortality under normal circumstances. This study provides evidenc
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