An Assessment of Global Neurotrauma Prevention and Care Delivery: The Provider Perspective.

Autor: Lepard J; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA., Ammar A; Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA., Shlobin NA; Department of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA., Boyke AE; Department of Neurosurgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA. Electronic address: andre.boyke@einsteinmed.org., Berger C; Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA., Vital A; Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA., Rolle M; Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA., Corley J; Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA., Barthélemy EJ; Department of Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA., Park KB; Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: World neurosurgery [World Neurosurg] 2021 Dec; Vol. 156, pp. e183-e191. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 21.
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.09.025
Abstrakt: Background: Neurotrauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. Assessment of injury prevention and prehospital care for neurotrauma patients is necessary to improve care systems.
Methods: A 29-question electronic survey was developed based on the Enhancing the Quality and Transparency Of health Research (EQUATOR) checklist to assess neurotrauma policies and laws related to safety precautions. The survey was distributed to members of World Health Organization regions that were considered to be experienced medical authorities in neurosurgery and traumatic brain injury.
Results: There were 82 (39%) responses representing 46 countries. Almost all respondents (95.2%) were within the neurosurgical field. Of respondents, 40.2% were from high-income countries (HICs), and 59.8% were from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Motor vehicle accidents were reported as the leading cause of neurotrauma, followed by workplace injury and assault. Of respondents, 84.1% reported having a helmet law in their country. HICs (4.38 ± 0.78) were ranked more likely than LMICs (2.88 ± 1.34; P = 0.0001) to enforce helmet laws on a scale of 1-10. Effectiveness of helmet laws was rated as 3.94 ± 0.95 out of 10. Measures regarding prehospital care varied between HICs and LMICs. Patients in HICs were more likely to use public emergency ambulance transportation (81.8% vs. 42.9%; P = 0.0004). All prehospital personnel having emergency training was also reported to be more likely in HICs than LMICs (60.6% vs. 8.7%; P = 0.0001).
Conclusions: When injuries occur, timely access to neurosurgical care is critical. A focus on prehospital components of the trauma system is paramount, and policymakers can use the information presented here to implement and refine health care systems to ensure safe, timely, affordable, and equitable access to neurotrauma care.
(Published by Elsevier Inc.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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