Traumatismo craneoencefalico y complicaciones en accidentes moticiclisticos con y sin casco: Hospital León Becerra Milagro 2018-2020

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined as a structural injury and / or physiological alteration of brain function induced by trauma caused by an external force, being one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide in patients of productive age . This research work was carried out at th...

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Main Authors: Borja Santillán, Maritza Alexandra, Plúas Cobo, Kevin Jesús, Vintimilla Herrera, Bryan Patricio, Rodríguez Orellana, Gloria Guadalupe
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Traumatismo craneoencefálico
mortalidad
morbilidad
casco
accidentes de tránsito
Head injury
mortality
morbidity
helmet
traffic accidents
Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8215607
Source:RECIMUNDO: Revista Científica de la Investigación y el Conocimiento, ISSN 2588-073X, Vol. 5, Nº. 1 (Número Especial 1), 2021, pags. 17-30
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Traumatismo craneoencefalico y complicaciones en accidentes moticiclisticos con y sin casco: Hospital León Becerra Milagro 2018-2020
Summary: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined as a structural injury and / or physiological alteration of brain function induced by trauma caused by an external force, being one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide in patients of productive age . This research work was carried out at the León Becerra Camacho de Milagro General Hospital whose objective was to determine the types of head trauma and complications in patients who had motorcycle accidents with and without a helmet who were treated in the period from January 2018 to December 2020. The present study is analytical, retrospective, correlational, cross-sectional, with a universe of 197 patients who met inclusion and exclusion criteria. 75.63% of those studied were male, the age range of 15 - 25 years had more prevalence with 34.52%. The type of TBI according to the Glasgow Coma scale, 39.09% were mild, 35.03% were moderate and 25.89% were severe. Furthermore, 75.63% of the patients did not wear a helmet, of these 16.75% had mild TBI, 34.01% moderate and 24.87% severe; While of the 24.37% who used a helmet, 22.34% had mild TBI and only 2.04% of the cases were moderate and severe. The most frequent complication was subarachnoid hemorrhage with 13.71% in all patients who did not wear a helmet, unlike those who used a helmet, 21.32% did not present complications.

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