Epidemiological study of traumatic brain injury in a tertiary care centre in South India

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dc.contributor.authorAsher, Prasanthen_US
dc.contributor.authorJoseph, Jijo Josephen_US
dc.contributor.authorPendro, Varun Singhen_US
dc.contributor.authorPeethambaran, Anilkumaren_US
dc.contributor.authorPrabhakar, Rajmohan Bhanuen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-18T10:05:27Z
dc.date.available2020-11-18T10:05:27Z
dc.date.issued2020-10
dc.description.abstractBackground: This study investigated the epidemiological pattern of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in our hospital, so as to juxtapose with available statistics and formulate recommendations for patient betterment.Methods: The Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram was the setting of this cross-sectional longitudinal study and included all patients admitted with clinical/radiological evidence of TBI over a period of three months (October 2019 to December 2019). Details regarding mechanism of injury and the socioeconomic background of the subjects were collected during the stay in hospital, by means of a semi structured questionnaire. SPSS software was used to analyze the data collected.Results: Out of 658 patients included in the study, majority of the subjects belonged to the age group 30-60 years. About 80% of subjects were males. 63% were manual laborers. Majority of the patients had about 10-15 days’ stay in the hospital. Road traffic accidents were the most common mechanism of injury and involved two wheelers mainly. Lack of helmet and restraining seat belt was noted in a sizeable percent of the subjects. Loss of consciousness was the most common complaint and GCS in the majority of subjects ranged from 9-13. Subdural hematomas and hemorrhagic contusions were the most common CT findings. 39.7% of the patients had associated spinal injury. About 48% of the subjects were operated. There was 7% mortality.Conclusions: Road traffic accidents accounted for the majority of traumatic brain injury incidents and a sizeable portion of patients required expert neurosurgical care.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Neurosurgery, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAsher Prasanth, Joseph Jijo Joseph, Pendro Varun Singh, Peethambaran Anilkumar, Prabhakar Rajmohan Bhanu. Epidemiological study of traumatic brain injury in a tertiary care centre in South India. International Surgery Journal. 2020 Oct; 7(10): 3311-3314en_US
dc.identifier.issn2349-3305
dc.identifier.issn2349-2902
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/213240
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber10en_US
dc.relation.volume7en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20203976en_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectTBIen_US
dc.subjectKeralaen_US
dc.titleEpidemiological study of traumatic brain injury in a tertiary care centre in South Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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