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International Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volume  15, Issue 3, July-September 2023, Pages 77-81
 

Original Article

Retrospective Study of Traumatic Head Injuries in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pune

Ankit Daware 1, Agraj Mishra 2, Manav Khalatkar 3, Aishwarya Khalatkar 4

1,2 Senior Residence, Department of Neurosurgery, Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College and Sassoon Hospital, Pune 411001, Maharashtra, India, 3 MBBS Student, Department of OBGY, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra-440003, India, 4 Lecturer, Department of OBGY, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Wardha, Maharashtra-442005, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijnns.0975.0223.15323.1

Abstract

Background: Trauma and trauma related deaths due to head injury are a major health concerns. Yet reliable statistics are difficult to discover from routinely collected data. This study helps to measure the epidemiology, mortality and morbidity of traumatic head injury patients in a tertiary care hospital in Pune.

Methods: Retrospective data of one year (1st January 2021 to 31st December 2021) was collected from Medical records department. Demographic data, severity and mode of injury, interventions done, duration of stay, morbidity and mortality were recorded.

Results: Of the total 984 cases recorded, 805 were males and females were 179. Majority (More than 50%) were below 40 years of age. The most common cause of trauma was RTA (83.3%). Of all the trauma patients 100 (10.16%) were found to be under influence of alcohol. On admission 80 patients (8.13%) had poor GCS (0-3), while 812 (82.53%) on admission had good GCS (8 and above). 180 patients underwent neurosurgical intervention. Average length of hospital stay of majority patients (518) was 4 to 7 days. Total mortality was 125 (12%).

Conclusions: The above study gives statistics regarding the epidemiology, morbidity and mortality of patients of traumatic head injuries in a tertiary care hospital which can be used for future references in designing management policies to prevent traumatic head injuries.


Keywords : Audit; Trauma; Head injury.
Corresponding Author : Ankit Daware,