Statistical Analysis of Traumatic Brain Injury Victims
Conditions
Keywords
neurotrauma, traumatic brain injury
Brief summary
Tracking post-traumatic brain injury sequale
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Solo non penetrating neurotrauma victims
Exclusion criteria
* 1- Penetrating head trauma. 2- Polytrauma patients. 3- Coexist of Psychiatric disorders or history of neuronal disorders. 4- Refusal of patient relatives to participate in the assignment. 5- Pregnant females with TBI. 6- Patients who died during 24 hours from admission to ICU . 7- Patients more than 65 years of age . 8- combined abdominal or orthopedic trauma.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| mortality and morbidity | 4 weeks | number of deaths from neurotrauma |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| prediction | one week | to examine the predictors of outcome including age , gender , admission systolic blood pressure \< 90 mmHg , GCS score ,APACHE II score ,lateralization of pupil , brain CT findings ,serum sodium &potassium ,mechanical ventilation and length of stay in ICU |
Countries
Egypt