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01-02-2004 | Poster presentation
Long-term follow-up of severely brain injured patients in Martinique
Authors:
H Mehdaoui, J Uzan, W Lucien, R Edragas, B Dubois, D Joachim-Arnaud, R Valentino
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 1/2004
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Excerpt
Severe brain trauma was pointed out recently by the World Health Organisation as a worldwide problem. The aim of our study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of severely brain-injured patients. We studied retrospectively (2002) the data of 151 patients admitted to critical care between 1997 and 2000. The sex ratio (female/male) was 0.13, and mean age was 31 ± 17 years. Eighty-nine per cent had a low socioeconomic level. Fifty-one per cent (77 patients) were admitted during the weekend, and 57% (82 patients) during the night. Inhospital mortality and overall mortality were, respectively, 27% (41 patients) and 31% (47 patients). The mean SAPS II was 35 ± 14, ISS was 22 ± 11. Fifty-four per cent (81 patients) had a Glasgow Coma Scale < 8 before admission. Twenty-five per cent (38 patients) underwent initial surgery and 10% (15 patients) neurosurgery. …
