Affiliation:
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
2. University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
3. Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
Abstract
Background:
Epidural haematoma (EDH) accounts for up to 15% of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases and remains the most common cause of mortality and disability. Several clinical and radiological factors affect patient outcomes. This study aims to correlate patients’ clinical and radiological profiles with acute EDH outcomes.
Methods:
A retrospective, single-centred, consecutive case series was conducted on the patients diagnosed with an acute EDH admitted to Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) between May 2019 and April 2023. The modified Rankin scale (mRS) was used to assess the outcome. Univariate analysis and Kruskal–Wallis H test with Dunn-Bonferroni post-hoc test was conducted.
Results:
There were 107 patients diagnosed with EDH, of which 52.3% were less than 20 years old with male preponderance. Falls were the most common mechanism of injury (64.5%), and most cases were referred to, not brought directly. The majority had a GCS score greater than or equal to 13 (85%) at presentation, and only 5.5% had a GCS score less than or equal to 8. According to the mRS, most patients had favourable outcomes, with 88.7% having no significant disability and 11.3% having a slight disability.
Conclusion:
This case series is the largest and most recent report from Nepal and demonstrated that GCS, pupillary response, skull fracture, neurological symptoms, pre-hospital and intra-hospital delay, and management modalities are critical factors in determining the total hospital and ICU stay but did not have an impact on the mRS scores.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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