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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2025-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-025-01277-x |
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