Incidence of mortality and its predictors among patients with head injury admitted to adult intensive care unit at AaBET and ALERT hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Incidence of mortality and its predictors among patients with head injury admitted to adult intensive care unit at AaBET and ALERT hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Background: Traumatic head injury, referred to as the “silent epidemic”, remains a growing public health concern and the leading cause of mortality in young adults, with a disproportionate burden of disability and death occurring in low-income and middle-income countries, including Ethiopia. However...

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Main Authors: Gezehagn Aregago, Teshome Gishu, Ermias Getaneh, Lire Lemma Tirore, Desta Erkalo Abame, Simeon Meskele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
head injury
intensive care unit
mortality
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2022;volume=11;issue=9;spage=5277;epage=5284;aulast=Aregago

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