Burden, risk factors, neurosurgical evacuation outcomes, and predictors of mortality among traumatic brain injury patients with expansive intracranial hematomas in Uganda: a mixed methods study design

Burden, risk factors, neurosurgical evacuation outcomes, and predictors of mortality among traumatic brain injury patients with expansive intracranial hematomas in Uganda: a mixed methods study design

Abstract Background Expansive intracranial hematomas (EIH) following traumatic brain injury (TBI) continue to be a public health problem in Uganda. Data is limited regarding the neurosurgical outcomes of TBI patients. This study investigated the neurosurgical outcomes and associated risk factors of...

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Main Authors: Larrey Kasereka Kamabu, Godfrey S. Bbosa, Hervé Monka Lekuya, Eugene J. Cho, Victor Meza Kyaruzi, Arsene Daniel Nyalundja, Daniel Deng, Juliet Nalwanga Sekabunga, Louange Maha Kataka, Doomwin Oscar Deogratius Obiga, Joel Kiryabwire, Martin N. Kaddumukasa, Mark Kaddumukasa, Anthony T. Fuller, Moses Galukande
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Traumatic expansive intracranial hematomas
Burden
Risk factors
Neurosurgical outcomes
And predictors of mortality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-023-02227-9

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