Alexandre Tran, Shannon M Fernando, Bram Rochwerg, Harvey Hawes, Morad S Hameed, Phillip Dawe, Naisan Garraway, David C Evans, Dennis Kim, Walter L Biffl, Kenji Inaba, Paul T Engels, Kelly Vogt, Dalibor Kubelik, Andrew Petrosoniak, Emilie Joos
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) includes carotid and/or vertebral artery injury following trauma, and conveys an increased stroke risk. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to provide a comprehensive summary of prognostic factors associated with risk of stroke following BCVI. METHODS: We searched the EMBASE and MEDLINE databases from January 1946 to June 2023. We identified studies reporting associations between patient or injury factors and risk of stroke following BCVI...
March 2024: Injury