TITLE:
Socio-Demographic Profile of Adults Admitted in Emergency for Brain Trauma Injuries at the University Hospital of Brazzaville (Congo)
AUTHORS:
Hugues Brieux Ekouele Mbaki, Pascal Diogène Bingui Outman, Marie Elombila, Darius Eryx Mbou Essie, Christ Mayick Mpoy Emy Monkessa, Rel Gerald Boukaka Kala, Léon Boukassa, Gilbert Fabrice Otiobanda
KEYWORDS:
Traumatic Brain Injury, Road Accident, Brazzaville
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery,
Vol.9 No.1,
December
28,
2018
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate socio-demographic profile of adults admitted in emergency for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) at the University Hospital of Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo. We performed a prospective study within a period of six months, into the surgical unit of the emergency department of the University Hospital of Brazzaville. A total of 2617 patients were recorded, among which 268 cases were TBI (10.25%) where 142 cases were sampled in our series. The average age was 36.7 ± 16.6 years. The sex ratio was 6.1. The TBI was mainly due to road accident in 121 cases (85.2%) described as follows: motorcycle accident about 48 cases (39.7%) and the pedestrian’s injuries about 42 (34.8%). In the majority of the cases, cautions were not taken by the drivers; during the case of the motorcycle accident, about 97.9% of the riders did not wear a helmet. The TBI remains a growing public health concern in the low-income countries, like in Africa. Measurements on the road traffic regulation are to be strengthened to reduce the growth of this silent epidemic.