Substance use on admission toxicology screen is associated with peri-injury factors and six-month outcome after traumatic brain injury: A TRACK-TBI Pilot study

• Emergency department toxicology screen (tox+) is an indicator of active substance use. • Tox+ confounds neurologic assessment and is a risk factor for poor outcomes after TBI. • Tox+ is associated with prior substance use history and prior TBIs. • Tox+ is associated with increased hospital admissi...
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• Emergency department toxicology screen (tox+) is an indicator of active substance use. • Tox+ confounds neurologic assessment and is a risk factor for poor outcomes after TBI. • Tox+ is associated with prior substance use history and prior TBIs. • Tox+ is associated with increased hospital admissions in CT-negative TBI. • Tox+ is associated with PTSD and psychiatric symptoms at 6-months postinjury. Ausführliche Beschreibung