Response to journal club: National variability in intracranial pressure monitoring and craniotomy for children with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury

摘要

We thank Dr Anderson and colleagues for their thorough journal Club submission. We share their belief that an improved understanding of current national practices is a vital step towards planning and execution of research that can reliably guide the care for children with traumatic brain injury (TBI). We appreciate their thorough discussion of the methodological issues that must be considered when evaluating any observational study, particularly from large data sources such as the National Trauma Databank (NTDB).