What happens to the information that is gathered at the hospital?
The information on the North Texas TBI Model System patients is added to the national database that contains data from thousands of people with TBI throughout the United States. This database is used to study the factors that predict recovery and outcomes of TBI. More information on the national database and the published articles based upon it may be found at the TBIMS national web site: www.tbindc.org. Your name and all other identifying information are kept confidential and are not submitted to the national database. Only the details about the injury suffered, the severity of the injury, the treatments given while hospitalized, subsequent recovery information, and responses to questionnaires are submitted.
