Hospital Admitted Head Injury: A Prospective Study in Trøndelag, Norway, 1979–80

Edna, Tom-Harald; Cappelen, Johan

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“…Our hospital admittance rate of 169/100,000 population is significantly lower than those reported in previous Norwegian studies [2,3]. This might indicate a decreasing incidence of head injuries in Norway, probably due to a decrease in road traffic accidents [13].…”

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The Epidemiology of Hospital-Referred Head Injury in Northern Norway

Ingebrigtsen

Mortensen

Romner³

1998

Neuroepidemiology

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This retrospective population-based survey describes the epidemiology of head injury in a defined population in Northern Norway. It includes all 247 patients with head injury referred to the University Hospital of Tromsø, Norway, during 1993. Head injury was defined as physical damage to the brain or skull caused by external force. The annual incidence rate of hospital-referred head injury was 229/100,000 population with a male preponderance of 1.7:1.0. The cause was a fall in 62%, road traffic accident in 21% and assault in 7% of the cases. The observed incidence rate is low despite the use of wide inclusion criteria, probably due to a decrease in road traffic accidents. A further decrease in the number of head injuries in our region may be achieved by preventing falls.

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“…The annual rates of hospital-admitted head injuries vary between 91 and 403/ 100,000 population in different western countries [1]. In two Norwegian studies performed in the 1970s, the annual incidence rates were Ingebrigtsen/Mortensen/Romner 200 and 236/100,000 population, respectively [2,3].…”

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The Epidemiology of Hospital-Referred Head Injury in Northern Norway

Ingebrigtsen

Mortensen

Romner³

1998

Neuroepidemiology

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“…Intermittent positive pressure ventilation, dehydration therapy and better techniques of operations have made a huge difference in the ultimate outcome of severe brain trauma. 5 Majority of patients now require conservative management and only10-20% of patients need surgical intervention. 6 In spite of best management, 15-20% of head injuries prove fatal.…”

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Outcome of traumatic head injury in unknown patients

2018

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Background: Traumatic brain injury is the most common cause of death in trauma victims accounting for about half of deaths at the accident site. Most commonly, traumatic brain injury occurs in the presence of additional injuries to other major organ systems, but it can also occur in isolation. Complications from closed head injuries are the single largest cause of morbidity and mortality in patients who reach the hospital alive. The objective of this study was to determine the outcome of traumatic head injury in patients admitted in the Department of Neurosurgery as unknown.Methods: All patients admitted as “unknown” to Neurosurgery department with traumatic head injury were studied retrospectively. Data was collected regarding demography, mode of injury, clinical presentation at the time of admission, management and outcome of these patients.Results: Data pertaining to 107 unknown patients were collected. Most patients were found to be males in 3rd decade of their lives with vehicular accidents as the common mode of injury. Patients presenting with Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score <8 at the time of admission had poor outcome and associated with higher mortality. Intra-cranial hemorrhage were predominantly found on CT scan. Only one-third of the patients were discharged after treatment while half of them suffered untimely death.Conclusions: Outcome of these neglected patients is poorer in comparison to patients who are accompanied by their relatives. Their management from pre-hospital to treatment and discharge from hospital is fraught with challenges. They need special care from trained nursing staff as well as help from social workers for recovery and rehabilitation.

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“…A Norwegian study using similar case definitions reported that 4.8% of incident brain trauma cases were work related. 4 We used an administrative database from the Washington State workers' compensation system to determine: (1) 9.4 cases/ 100 000 full-time equivalents ( Table 2). The decline in hospitalized cases in 1990 is explained by a dramatic fall in the proportion of cases hospitalized for only 1 day.…”

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Work-related traumatic brain injury in Washington State, 1988 through 1990.

Heyer

Franklin²

1994

Am J Public Health

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OBJECTIVES. Brain trauma is a major cause of disability in the United States, especially among young adults. Work-related brain trauma cases represent a subpopulation that may be amenable to intervention efforts, but largely because of unavailability of data, this group has not previously been studied. METHODS. Washington State workers' compensation data were used to identify brain trauma cases and to describe incidence rates with respect to age, gender, and industrial classification. Cause of injury was evaluated for industrial classifications with numerous cases. RESULTS. Washington State workers experienced 301 brain traumas over a 3-year period (9.4/100,000 full-time equivalent workers per year). One third of all traumatic brain injury claims were concentrated among seven industrial classifications. Cause of injury was highly correlated with specific industrial classifications. CONCLUSIONS. This study demonstrates the usefulness of diagnosis-related group codes to identify cases of traumatic brain injury. These injuries are concentrated among a few industries, with a dominant specific cause for each industry. This suggests that intervention methods may be efficiently introduced to reduce traumatic brain injuries in the workplace.

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Hospital Admitted Head Injury: A Prospective Study in Trøndelag, Norway, 1979–80

Cited by 43 publications

References 50 publications

The Epidemiology of Hospital-Referred Head Injury in Northern Norway

The Epidemiology of Hospital-Referred Head Injury in Northern Norway

Outcome of traumatic head injury in unknown patients

Work-related traumatic brain injury in Washington State, 1988 through 1990.

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