@article{ref1,
title="Pattern and outcome of traumatic brain injury, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional hospital-based study",
journal="Ethiopian journal of health sciences",
year="2022",
author="Hagos, Abraham and Tedla, Feven and Tadele, Abrham and Zewdie, Ayalew",
volume="32",
number="2",
pages="343-350",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in young adults in the world. This study assessed clinical characteristics and in-hospital outcomes among traumatic brain injury patients presenting to Addis Ababa Burn, Emergency, and Trauma hospital. <br><br>METHODS: A cross-sectional hospital-based survey was conducted at AaBET hospital from January 01/2020 to April 30/2020. Data were collected using structured questionnaires from the trauma registry and patient chart. The collected data were analyzed using statistical software SPSS v 25.0. <br><br>RESULTS: Among the 304 traumatic brain injury patients, 75% were males with a mean age of 30.4 + 15.7, and 59.2% came from the Oromia region. Road traffic injury was responsible for 45% of the cases, of which pedestrian struck accounts for 52.2% of the cases. Only 50 (16.4%) patients arrived below 02 hours. 201 (66.1%) patients had mild traumatic brain injury the rest had moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. Skullbone fracture (linear, DSF, & BSF) was the most common (n=157, 63.1%) followed by intracerebral lesions (DAI, brain contusion, & ICH) (n=140, 56.5%). Forty-three (14.1%) patients were intubated. 45(14.8%) cases had a neurosurgical intervention. The mortality rate of severe, moderate, & mild TBI were 25%, 8.0% & 2.0% respectively with an overall mortality of 5.6%. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study showed road traffic injury was the commonest cause of traumatic brain injury which affected young age groups. There was a delayed presentation to AaBET hospital Emergency. The mortality rate was lower than other Ethiopian hospital studies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1029-1857",
doi="10.4314/ejhs.v32i2.15",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v32i2.15"
}