The same study should occur in stroke survivors but won't because we have NO stroke leadership or strategy to answer these simple questions. You're screwed and obviously no one cares enough to even attempt to solve all the problems in stroke. It is pretty much; 'Fuck off and die'.
http://dgnews.docguide.com/anaemia-negatively-affects-recovery-traumatic-brain-injuries?
Anaemia can negatively influence the outcomes of patients with
traumatic brain injuries, according to a study presented at the recent
84th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons
(AANS) and published in the journal World Neurosurgery.
“More research is needed to develop treatment protocols for anaemic
patients with traumatic brain injuries,” said lead author N. Scott
Litofsky, MD, Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Missouri
School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri. “Anaemia occurs when there is a
shortage of red blood cells, which causes reduced oxygen flow to vital
organs throughout the body. There has been a lack of consensus among
physicians regarding the relationship of anaemia and traumatic brain
injuries on a patient’s health. Because of this uncertainty, treatment
protocols are unclear and inconsistent.”
“Our observational study found that a patient's outcome is worse when he or she is anaemic,” he said.
For the study, the researchers studied the outcomes of 939 patients
with traumatic brain injuries with anaemia who were admitted to the
Frank L. Mitchell Jr., MD Trauma Center -- a Level I trauma centre that
is part of University of Missouri Health Care system. The researchers
compared haemoglobin levels of these patients and their outcomes within 1
year of surgery.
Despite also having more severe head and systemic injuries, patients
with lower levels of haemoglobin had poorer outcomes. For each increase
in haemoglobin of 1 gram above 7 grams per decilitre of blood, the
likelihood of a good outcome increased by 33%.
To restore a patient’s haemoglobin level, a patient can receive a
blood transfusion, but stored blood may not perform as well as a
patient's own blood, and patients may experience allergic reactions or
viral infections as a result of the transfusion.
“The purpose of this study is not to propose transfusion guidelines,
but rather to show that anaemia can be harmful to patients with
traumatic brain injuries,” said Dr. Litofsky. “Now that we have shown
that anaemia affects a patient’s recovery, further studies are needed to
determine the best way to correct it. The ultimate goal of this
research is to help patients recover more quickly from traumatic brain
injuries.”
SOURCE: University of Missouri-Columbia
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