Prehospital Conditions and Outcomes After Craniotomy for Traumatic Brain Injury Performed Within 72 Hours in Central Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study

Takoukam, Régis; Kanmounye, Ulrick Sidney; Robertson, Faith C.; Zimmerman, Kathrin; Nguembu, Stéphane; Lartigue, Jean Wilguens; Park, Kee B.; Figuim, Bello

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2020.06.182

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“…Of note, the article titled Barriers to the management of non-traumatic neurosurgical diseases at 2 Cameroonian neurosurgical centers: A cross-sectional study was selected as an editor's choice in World Neurosurgery (9). The publications covered all the aspects of a neurosurgical system: workforce and infrastructure (10), finance, governance, information management (11), and service delivery (12). ARIP enrollees presented 20 abstracts, of which 5 were presented at the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Global Neurosurgery 2020 Conference, and 3 were presented at The Neurology and Neurosurgery Interest Group -Society of British Neurological Surgeons Conference (Table 2).…”

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Training the Next Generation of Academic Global Neurosurgeons: Experience of the Association of Future African Neurosurgeons

Kanmounye¹,

Zolo

Nguembu

et al. 2021

Front. Surg.

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Introduction: Although the past decade has seen a substantial increase in African neurosurgeons' academic productivity, productivity remains low compared to their colleagues from other regions. Aspiring neurosurgeons can contribute to the academic neurosurgery workforce by taking care of less technical and time-consuming research tasks. Fortunately, global neurosurgery institutions have also made efforts to increase research exposure and scholarly output in academic global neurosurgery. The Association of Future African Neurosurgeons (AFAN) created a research incubator for aspiring academic global neurosurgeons in Africa to provide enrollees with mentorship, skills, and experience. This study assesses and reports the activities and results of the research incubator.Methods: Aspiring academic global neurosurgeons were enrolled in the AFAN Research Incubator Program (ARIP), whose primary objective was to provide enrollees with foundational skills in all aspects of the research cycle. ARIP enrollees participated in didactic and practical activities with the aim of publishing ≥1 article and presenting ≥1 abstracts at international conferences in one year.Results: Fifteen AFAN members aged 25.0 ± 3.0 years enrolled in ARIP: 7 (46.7%) medical students, 4 (26.7%) general practitioners, and 4 (26.7%) residents. Eleven (73.3%) were male, 6 (40.0%) were from Cameroon and 6 (40.0%) had no previous research experience. Two (13.3%) enrollees dropped out. ARIP enrollees published a total of 28 articles, and enrollees published a median of 1.0 (IQR = 2) first-author articles on neurosurgical system strengthening. Additionally, ARIP enrollees presented 20 abstracts with a median of one abstract (IQR = 3.0).Conclusion: South-South research collaborations like ARIP can contribute to improving global neurosurgery research capacity and output. These collaborations can set up the foundations for robust research in low- and middle-income countries.

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Training the Next Generation of Academic Global Neurosurgeons: Experience of the Association of Future African Neurosurgeons

Kanmounye¹,

Zolo

Nguembu

et al. 2021

Front. Surg.

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“…One possible reason for the high prevalence in Africa may be the rapid increase in motor vehicle ownership, 31 without sufficient road infrastructure (ie, roads and traffic safety). [32][33][34][35] A previous study found non-adherence to traffic regulations, poorly maintained roads, inadequate traffic signage and a lack of pedestrian protections as possible reasons behind Mozambique's high age-standardised incidence rates of TBI. 36 The lack of sufficient safety around motor vehicles is not limited to Africa.…”

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Global, regional and national burden of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Guan,

Anderson,

Chen

et al. 2023

BMJ Open

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ObjectivesTo evaluate the most up-to-date burden of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury (SCI) and analyse their leading causes in different countries/territories.DesignAn analysis of Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data.SettingThe epidemiological data were gathered from GBD Results Tool (1 January, 1990─31 December 2019) covering 21 GBD regions and 204 countries/ territories.ParticipantsPatients with TBI/SCI.Main outcomes and measuresAbsolute numbers and age-standardised rates/estimates of incidence, prevalence and years lived with disability (YLDs) of TBI/SCI by location in 2019, with their percentage changes from 1990 to 2019. The leading causes (eg, falls) of TBI/SCI in 204 countries/territories.ResultsGlobally, in 2019, TBI had 27.16 million new cases, 48.99 million prevalent cases and 7.08 million YLDs. SCI had 0.91 million new cases, 20.64 million prevalent cases and 6.20 million YLDs. Global age-standardised incidence rates of TBI decreased significantly by −5.5% (95% uncertainty interval −8.9% to −3.0%) from 1990 to 2019, whereas SCI had no significant change (−6.1% (−17.3% to 1.5%)). Regionally, in 2019, Eastern Europe and High-income North America had the highest burden of TBI and SCI, respectively. Nationally, in 2019, Slovenia and Afghanistan had the highest age-standardised incidence rates of TBI and SCI, respectively. For TBI, falls were the leading cause in 74% (150/204) of countries/territories, followed by pedestrian road injuries (14%, 29/204), motor vehicle road injuries (5%, 11/204), and conflict and terrorism (2%, 4/204). For SCI, falls were the leading cause in 97% (198/204) of countries/territories, followed by conflict and terrorism (3%, 6/204).ConclusionsGlobal age-standardised incidence rates of TBI have decreased significantly since 1990, whereas SCI had no significant change. The leading causes of TBI/SCI globally were falls, but variations did exist between countries/territories. Policy-makers should continue to prioritise interventions to reduce falls, but priorities may vary between countries/territories.

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Development and validation of a clinical nomogram for predicting in-hospital mortality in patients with traumatic brain injury prehospital: A retrospective study

Wang,

Liu,

Xing

et al. 2024

Heliyon

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Prehospital Conditions and Outcomes After Craniotomy for Traumatic Brain Injury Performed Within 72 Hours in Central Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cited by 6 publications

References 27 publications

Training the Next Generation of Academic Global Neurosurgeons: Experience of the Association of Future African Neurosurgeons

Training the Next Generation of Academic Global Neurosurgeons: Experience of the Association of Future African Neurosurgeons

Global, regional and national burden of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Development and validation of a clinical nomogram for predicting in-hospital mortality in patients with traumatic brain injury prehospital: A retrospective study

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