Does direct admission from an emergency department with on-site neurosurgical services facilitate time critical surgical intervention following a traumatic brain injury in children?

O. FayeyeDepartments of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

S. UshewokunzeDepartments of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

J. StickleyDepartments of Intensive Care, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

F. ReynoldsDepartments of Intensive Care, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

G. SolankiDepartments of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

D. RodriguesDepartments of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

A. R. WalshDepartments of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

A. KayDepartments of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UKCorrespondence[email protected]

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