Traumatic brain injuries in a district level emergency department in Cape Town: describing patients’ journey from arrival to CT scan and neurosurgery

Traumatic brain injuries in a district level emergency department in Cape Town: describing patients’ journey from arrival to CT scan and neurosurgery

Abstract Background Annually, 69 million people worldwide suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) with a disproportionately high prevalence of 500 to 800 per 100 000 population in low- and middle-income countries. Delays to accessing CT scan and neurosurgical services are associated with worse outcome...

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Main Authors: Mignon du Toit, Daniël J van Hoving, Abigael Tamba, Ryan Mark O’Meara, Clint Hendrikse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Traumatic brain injury
Head injury
Trauma
Low-and middle-income countries
Emergency medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-025-01277-x
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