A Study of Acute Brain Injury that Occurs in Critically Ill Intensive Care Patients

Overview

About this study

The purpose of this study is to find the trends, risk factors and outcomes of acute brain injury in critically ill intensive care patients, and to develop a brain injury scale useful for large sized research studies.

Participation eligibility

Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.

Inclusion Criteria

  • Olmsted County adult residents, and who reside outside Olmsted County
  • > 18 years
  • For Aim 1a, consecutive prospective patients
  • For Aim 1b, patients between Jan 2006 and Dec 2013 
  • Admitted to the ICUs of the two Mayo Clinic Rochester Hospitals

Exclusion Criteria

  • Outside of the eligibility period
  • Readmissions of enrolled patients
  • With known focal acute, sub-acute and chronic diffuse conditions
    • Stroke
    • Epilepsy
    • Brain tumor
    • CNS vasculitis
    • Intracranial hemorrhage
    • Subarachnoid hemorrhage 
    • Subdural hematoma
  • Acute brain injury present at the time of hospital admission (within 6 hours of ED/hospital presentation)

Participating Mayo Clinic locations

Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.

Mayo Clinic Location Status Contact

Rochester, Minn.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

Alejandro Rabinstein, M.D.

Closed for enrollment

Contact information:

Alejandro Rabinstein M.D.

(904) 953-2000

Rabinstein.Alejandro@mayo.edu

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Publications

Publications are currently not available