Citation

Park HA, Lim B, Ro YS. Clin. Exp. Emerg. Med. 2023; 10(S): S63-S68.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Korean Society of Emergency Medicine)

DOI

10.15441/ceem.23.148

PMID

37967865

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health problem worldwide. Each year, approximately 27 to 69 million people are diagnosed with TBI worldwide, with an estimated incidence of 351 to 939 cases per 100,000 population [1,2]. Additionally, the age-standardized incidence of TBI in Korea in 2017 was approximately 476 per 100,000 people [3]. According to the most recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [3], TBI is a leading cause of death and disability, with approximately 210,000 TBI-related hospitalizations in 2020 and 69,000 TBI-related deaths in 2021.
The majority of TBIs is preventable, and TBI is influenced not only by injury-related policies, but also by the environment and societal policies such as those regarding COVID-19 [4,5]. Epidemiological studies on TBI are needed to serve as a basis for targeted prevention and effective treatment of patients with brain injury [6]. Therefore, we aimed to assess the epidemiologic characteristics of patients with TBI presenting to the national emergency department (ED) using the National Emergency Department Information System (NEDIS), specifically to identify changes in the COVID-19 pandemic era. We also investigated population-based TBI incidence and mortality trends to support future injury-related policy establishments.

Language: en