Clinical characteristics and outcomes of traumatic brain injury in patients admitted to surgical ward of Jimma Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia: a prospective observational follow-up study

Autor: Bruck Tesfaye Legesse, Gemechis Belay Dibera, Mengist Awoke Yizengaw, Gemechu Lemi Yadeta, Dinka Dugassa Iticha, Busha Gamachu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMJ Open, Vol 14, Iss 2 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2044-6055
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080598
Popis: Objective To assess the Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Traumatic Brain Injury in Patients Admitted to the Surgical Ward of Jimma Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia from January to July 2022.Design and setting A hospital-based prospective observational study was conducted among 175 patients admitted with Traumatic Brain Injury at Jimma Medical Center from January to July 2022. Data were collected by structured questionnaires and a convenient sampling technique was used. For data entry, Epidata V.4.6.0.5 software was used and exported to Stata V.14.0.2 for analysis. The Cox regression model was fitted to evaluate the predictors of mortality and variables with a p value
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