Head injury: The epidemiological study of 705 cases KAFA TRAVMASI: 705 OLGUDA EPIDEMIYOLOJIK CALISMA

Azmak D., Imer M., ÇOBANOĞLU S., YILMAZ A., ÖZAKBAŞ S., KULALI A., ...Daha Fazla

Adli Tip Dergisi, cilt.10, sa.1-4, ss.3-10, 1994 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 1-4
  • Basım Tarihi: 1994
  • Dergi Adı: Adli Tip Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3-10
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cause of trauma, Epidemiology, GCS, Head trauma, Mortality
  • Trakya Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

705 cases, who were hospitalized at Trakya University Medical Faculty Neurosurgery Department during the last 5 years with the diagnosis of head injuries, were investigated in terms of epidemiological features. 79.1% of the cases were male, 22.7% of the wounded were between ages 20-30 and the traffic accidents involved 54.5% of the trauma etiology. It was determined that the ratio of having operation because of the trauma was 15% (104 cases) and the mortality ratio of these cases was 32.7%. The mortality ratio of the all cases was 13.6%. In the evaluation of the cases according to the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, 72.4% of the cases were diagnosed as minor head injuries.