Roberto Salvador de Souza Guimarães

Prof. Roberto Salvador de Souza Guimarães


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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23 December 2025 in Healthcare
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Roberto Salvador de Souza GuimarãesRoberto Salvador de Souza Guimarães
Roberto Salvador de Souza Guimarães
VGVictoria Ragognete Guimarães
Victoria Ragognete Guimarães
CBCarlos Marcelo Barros
Carlos Marcelo Barros
PBPereira Lima Brigagao Pereira Lima Brigagao
Pereira Lima Brigagao Pereira Lima Brigagao
Francisca RegoFrancisca Rego
Francisca Rego
Background/Objectives: Safe discharge after neurosurgical traumatic brain injury (TBI) depends on documented counseling and appropriate referrals, yet real-world fidelity is uncertain in resource-constrained settings. We quantified discharge process quality and identified digitally actionable gaps. Methods: The sample for this study was a retrospective cohort of 559 consecutive neurosurgical TBI patients discharged from a Brazilian public tertiary center (2012–2022). Data were abstracted from electronic health records. The primary outcome was documentation of warning sign counseling at discharge. Proportions are reported with exact Clopper–Pearson 95% confidence intervals. Results: The median age was 66 years (IQR 47–79.5); 78.5% were male and most received care under the public health system. Subdural hematoma predominated; hematoma drainage was the most frequent procedure. Warning sign counseling was documented in 16.1% of cases (89/559; 95% CI 13.2–19.5), and no palliative care referrals were recorded. Conclusions: A low baseline for a safety-critical discharge element exposes an immediately actionable target. Embedding discharge order sets with mandatory counseling fields in the EHR, clinical decision support prompts for palliative care screening and follow-up, and QR-coded patient handouts represent a pragmatic path to improve discharge quality and end-of-life readiness in the digital era.