PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Joanna L C Wheble AU - D K Menon TI - TBI—the most complex disease in the most complex organ: the CENTER-TBI trial—a commentary AID - 10.1136/jramc-2015-000472 DP - 2016 Apr 01 TA - Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps PG - 87--89 VI - 162 IP - 2 4099 - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/162/2/87.short 4100 - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/162/2/87.full SO - J R Army Med Corps2016 Apr 01; 162 AB - Each year, approximately 2.5 million people experience some form of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Europe. One million of these are admitted to hospital and 75 000 will die. TBI represents a major cause of death and disability, particularly among those of working age. Substantial investments have been made in an effort to improve diagnosis, management and survival in TBI, but with little success. The Collaborative European Neuro-Trauma Effectiveness Research in TBI (CENTER-TBI) study promises to use the natural variability seen in the management of TBI across Europe with the application of Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER). It will generate repositories of baseline and comprehensive TBI patient data, neuroimaging, neurogenetics and biomarkers, which aim to improve the diagnosis, stratification, management and prognostication of patients with TBI.