How to improve the outcome of patients with traumatic brain injury in China

Chinese Head Trauma Data Bank shows that the mortality and unfavorable outcome of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) (Glasgow Coma Scale 3e8) are 27.23% and 53.17% respectively, which is really comparable to the outcome of severe TBI patients according to the American Head Trauma Coma Bank and European Head Trauma Data Bank. This indicates that the outcome of severe TBI in China may be similar with that in developed countries. However, we must recognize that there are still remarkable gap of clinical management and researches of TBI between China and western countries. So, we must carry on hard work to further improve the outcome of acute TBI in the future.