TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - A prospective observational cohort study of traumatic brain injury in the northern region of Sweden
JO  - Brain injury
A1  - Magnusson, Beatrice M.
A1  - Isaksson, Emil
A1  - Koskinen, Lars-Owe D.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Generally, to map epidemiological and demographic features of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Umeå county, Sweden. Specifically, to evaluate the subjects needing a computed tomography (CT) of the head after suffering from TBI and frequencies of 1) intracranial lesions detected with CT, 2) need for neurosurgical intervention and 3) admission to hospital. <br><br>METHODS: Patients with a suspected TBI, undergoing CT within 24 hours of arrival to hospital, were included in a database for evaluation. <br><br>RESULTS: Out of 302 patients (63% male), 83% were GCS 13-15, 7% were GCS 9-12 and 10% were GCS <9. The frequency of abnormal CT findings was 23% in GCS 13-15, 67% in GCS 9-12 and 97% in GCS <9. Neurosurgical intervention was needed by 4% of those with GCS 13-15, 52% of those with GCS 9-12 and by 76% of those with GCS <9. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Subjects with GCS 13-15  had higher frequencies of abnormal CT findings, need for neurosurgical intervention and hospital admission than previously reported. A similar trend was observed for patients with GCS 9-12, which can be of serious nature, with a higher frequency of need for neurosurgical intervention than previously described.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0269-9052
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2022.2034952
ID  - ref1
ER  -