Implementing a Neurotrauma Registry in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Autor: Rolle ML; Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States., Garba DL; Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States., Griswold DP; NIHR Global Health Research Group on Neurotrauma, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom., Fernández LL; INUB-MEDITECH Research Group, Institute of Neurosciences, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia., Sánchez DM; NIHR Global Health Research Group on Neurotrauma, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.; INUB-MEDITECH Research Group, Institute of Neurosciences, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia.; Fellow Global Neurosurgery and Trauma, Cambridge University and Meditech Foundation, Cambridge, United Kindom and Cali, Colombia., Clavijo A; INUB-MEDITECH Research Group, Institute of Neurosciences, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia., Rubiano AM; INUB-MEDITECH Research Group, Institute of Neurosciences, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of neurosciences in rural practice [J Neurosci Rural Pract] 2022 Jun 08; Vol. 13 (3), pp. 525-528. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 08 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1745816
Abstrakt: Background  Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has a disproportionately greater impact in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). One strategy to reduce the burden of disease in LMICs is through the implementation of a trauma registry that standardizes the assessment of each patient's management of care. Objective  This study aims to ascertain the interest of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) nations in establishing a shared neurotrauma registry in the regional block, based on an existing framework for collaboration. Methods  A descriptive review was performed regarding the interests of LAC nations in implementing a shared neurotrauma registry in their region. We convened a meeting with seven Caribbean and five Latin American nations. Results  One hundred percent ( n  = 12) of the LAC representatives including neurosurgeons, neurointensivists, ministers of health, and chief medical officers/emergency medical technicians (EMTs) agreed to adopt the registry for tracking the burden of TBI and associated pathologies within the region. Conclusion  The implementation of a neurotrauma registry can benefit the region through a shared database to track disease, improve outcomes, build research, and ultimately influence policy.
Competing Interests: Conflict of Interest None declared.
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