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To assess the real-world clinical impact of integrating GFAP and UCH-L1 blood biomarker testing into routine emergency department care pathways for mild traumatic brain injury.

August 16, 2026European Journal of Trauma and Emergency SurgeryOpen Access

Impact of routine use of the GFAP and UCH-L1 TBI blood test for management of mild TBI on patient care in a European emergency department

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To assess the real-world clinical impact of integrating GFAP and UCH-L1 blood biomarker testing into routine emergency department care pathways for mild traumatic brain injury.
Retrospective analysis of electronic medical records from a single tertiary hospital emergency department that implemented the Alinity i TBI test into routine clinical practice (N=460; median age 43 years, 54% male).
Extracted and evaluated biomarker test results, subsequent clinical management pathways, CT orders, imaging findings, and hospital admission or discharge outcomes.
Of 216 patients (47%) with a negative biomarker test, 198 did not receive a CT scan, and all 18 who underwent imaging showed zero detectable intracranial abnormalities.
Among 244 patients with a positive biomarker test, 162 underwent CT imaging, identifying 12 patients with intracranial lesions (6.6%), confirming that 100% of acute lesion findings occurred in biomarker-positive individuals.
Routine TBI test implementation directly ruled out CT imaging in 42% of patients based on biomarker results, with an additional 12% safely ruled out through clinical assessment.

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Retrospective study demonstrates routine biomarker testing safely reduces head CT scans in mild traumatic brain injury, indicating substantial potential to streamline emergency care.

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Brüning-Wolter et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8179eff2fb91fc834ad595 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-026-03303-4

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Retrospective study demonstrates routine biomarker testing safely reduces head CT scans in mild traumatic brain injury, indicating substantial potential to streamline emergency care.

Impact of routine use of the GFAP and UCH-L1 TBI blood test for management of mild TBI on patient care in a European emergency department

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Impact of routine use of the GFAP and UCH-L1 TBI blood test for management of mild TBI on patient care in a European emergency department

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