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Title: Women and TBI care

Category: Trauma

Posted: 7/4/2026 by Robert Flint, MD (Updated: 7/13/2026)

This Canadian study found women, even when controlling for injury severity, socioeconomic conditions etc, were less likely to be admitted to a trauma center than their male counterparts. Further investigation into this bias is warranted.

References

Differences in admission to trauma centres by sex among adults with traumatic brain injury: a population-based cohort study

Natalia Alejandra Angeloni Areti-Angeliki Veroniki

Federico Angriman Damon C. Scales and Neill K. J. Adhikari

CMAJ June 15, 2026 198 23)E885-E893DOI:https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.251721