Cociu Svetlana, Cazacu-Stratu Angela, Chiosea Lilia, Rojnoveanu Gheorghe, Cebanu Serghei, Peek-Asa Corinne
Department of Preventive Medicine, Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.
Valentin Ignatenco Municipal Children Hospital, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.
Open J Prev Med. 2022 Sep;12(9):175-189. doi: 10.4236/ojpm.2022.129013. Epub 2022 Sep 16.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a critical public health and socio-economic problem throughout the world, making epidemiological monitoring of incidence, prevalence, and outcome of TBI necessary. TBI is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in adolescents, young adults, and the elderly, one of the leading causes being road traffic accidents.
A retrospective study was conducted among patients with TBI within 2 medical institutions from Chisinau municipality: Emergency Medicine Institute (EMI) and Municipal Children's Hospital (MCH). A questionnaire was applied, completed on the basis of medical records according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 10 codes. The collection period was August, 1 - October 31, 2018. Data were uploaded using the existing electronic data collection tool - Red Cap and analyzed through Microsoft Excel. Data collection was performed by a resident neurosurgery and a scientific researcher. The ethics committee's approval has been obtained.
There have been identified 150 patients: 57 cases (38.5%) of TBI among children and 93 cases (61.5%) among adults aged between 18-73 years old. A large majority (62%) of head injuries were among patients from the urban area (most in adults - 60% and males - 74%). The most common mechanisms of head injury were falls (53.3%) and road traffic injuries (24%), followed by assault (14.7%) and struck by/or against (8%). The distributions by place of occurrence highlighted that most injuries occurred at home (33.4%) and transport area (25.3%). Most head injuries were registered among men 121(81.2%) with a predominance of minor Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) (65.1%), followed by moderate GCS (9.4%), while in women all cases with GCS minor (18.8%).
The data obtained could be useful for the hospital administration in managing the necessary resources and for conducting information campaigns among the high-risk groups.
创伤性脑损伤(TBI)是一个全球性的重大公共卫生和社会经济问题,因此有必要对TBI的发病率、患病率和预后进行流行病学监测。TBI是青少年、年轻人和老年人死亡和发病的主要原因之一,其中一个主要原因是道路交通事故。
对来自基希讷乌市两家医疗机构的TBI患者进行了一项回顾性研究:急诊医学研究所(EMI)和市儿童医院(MCH)。采用了一份问卷,该问卷是根据国际疾病分类(ICD)10编码在病历基础上填写的。收集期为2018年8月1日至10月31日。数据使用现有的电子数据收集工具Red Cap上传,并通过Microsoft Excel进行分析。数据收集由一名神经外科住院医师和一名科研人员进行。已获得伦理委员会的批准。
共确定了150例患者:儿童TBI患者57例(38.5%),18至73岁成年人TBI患者93例(61.5%)。绝大多数(62%)头部受伤患者来自市区(成年人中最多——60%,男性——74%)。最常见的头部受伤机制是跌倒(53.3%)和道路交通伤害(24%),其次是袭击(14.7%)和碰撞(8%)。按发生地点分布情况表明,大多数受伤发生在家中(33.4%)和交通区域(25.3%)。大多数头部受伤患者为男性,共121例(81.2%),其中轻度格拉斯哥昏迷量表(GCS)为主(65.1%),其次是中度GCS(9.4%),而女性患者均为轻度GCS(18.8%)。
所获得的数据可能有助于医院管理部门管理所需资源,并在高危人群中开展宣传活动。