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Trauma Craneoencefálico en el Departamento del Cesar, Colombia: Análisis de Frecuencia, Severidad y Complicaciones
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Alvis-Miranda, Hernando Raphael Adie-Villafañe, Richard José Velasquez-Loperena, Duffays Andres, Robert Joseph Meza, Zenén Carmona Alcalá-Cerra, Gabriel Moscote-Salazar, Luís Rafael Ra, Velasquez-Loperena Zc, Meza |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Objective: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the epidemiology of traumatic brain injury during week days and weekends in the department of Cesar, Colombia. Materials and methods: A retrospective, population-based; it was performed statistical analysis for determining frequency distribution to each one of the variables. Results: We analyzed the epidemiological characteristics of patients in the department of cesar, the average age of 38 ± 18.8, with 98 (70.5%) males and 41 (29.5%) females. According to sex in relation to the area, the North 84 (68.9%) men and 39 (31.1%) women, the central five men (100%) and the South 9 men (75%) and three women (25%);a second distribution was analyzed according to sex and the occurrence of head trauma on weekends and working days, the male presented 40 cases (81.6%) and 72 days cases (69.2%), compared to females presented nine cases (18.4%) and 34 (32.7%) on week days. Conclusion: Traumatic brain injury is a public health problem. In the department of Cesar is required the implementation of strategies for prevention of this type of injury. Traffic accidents |
| Starting Page | 89 |
| Ending Page | 93 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.5005/jp-journals-10030-1066 |
| Volume Number | 2 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.jaypeejournals.com/eJournals/ShowText.aspx?ID=5023&IID=387&IN=~/eJournals/images/JPLOGO.gif&TYP=TOP&Type=FREE&isPDF=YES |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10030-1066 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |