Journals / Turkish Neurosurgery / 2009 / Cilt: 19 - Sayı: 3

Silah yaralanmalarına bağlı travmatik beyin hasarı: Tek bir kurumun 442 hastaya ilişkin tecrübesi

Traumatic brain injury due to gunshot wounds: A single institution's experience with 442 consecutive patients

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216–223
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Early and less invasive surgery in conjunction with short transportation time to the hospital could decrease mortality rates.

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Objective & Hypothesis:AIM: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a gunshot wound is a complex injury with a broad spectrum of symptoms and high rates of mortality and morbidity.
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Key Findings & Data:MATERIAL and METHODS: The study sample consisted of 442 patients who underwent surgery for TBI over a 16-year period.
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Conclusion & Impact:Early and less invasive surgery in conjunction with short transportation time to the hospital could decrease mortality rates.
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AIM: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a gunshot wound is a complex injury with a broad spectrum of symptoms and high rates of mortality and morbidity. This study presents an evaluation of TBI caused by gunshot wounds presenting at a single institution and discusses possible predictive factors for the outcome of surgical intervention. MATERIAL and METHODS: The study sample consisted of 442 patients who underwent surgery for TBI over a 16-year period. All injuries were caused by gunshot wounds, such as bullets and shrapnel. All patients underwent surgical intervention. RESULTS: Almost all patients (99.3%) were male, and the mean patient age was 22.3 years. Wounds were caused by shrapnel in 68 percent of patients. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score at admission was below 8 in 116 patients (26.2%) and above 8 in 326 patients (73.8%). In total, 47 patients (10.6%) died despite surgical management, with diffuse brain injury the most common cause of death. CONCLUSION: Low GCS scores, ventricular injuries and bihemispheric injuries are correlated with poor prognosis. Early and less invasive surgery in conjunction with short transportation time to the hospital could decrease mortality rates.

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AMAÇ: Silah yaralanmalarına bağlı travmatik beyin hasarı (TBH) oldukça geniş bir semptom profiline sahip ve yüksek oranda mortalite ve morbiditeye neden olan kompleks bir yaralanmadır. Bu çalışmada, tek bir kuruma gelen silah yaralanmasına bağlı TBH'larının değerlendirilmesi sunuldu ve cerrahi girişimin sonuçlarına etki eden muhtemel faktörler tartışıldı. YÖNTEM ve GEREÇ: Bu çalışma 16 yıl boyunca TBH nedeniyle cerrahi uygulanan 442 hastayı kapsamaktadır. Tüm TBH'larının nedeni kurşun ve şarapnel gibi silahlara bağlı yaralanmalardır. Tüm hastalara cerrahi girişim uygulandı. BULGULAR: Neredeyse tüm hastalar (%99,3) erkek idi ve ortalama yaş 22,3'dür. Hastaların %68'inde yaralanma nedeni şarapneldir. Geliş Glasgow Koma skoru (GKS) 116 hastada (%26,2) 8'in altında, 326 hastada ise (%73,8) 8'in üzerinde idi. Diffüz beyin hasarı, en sık ölüm sebebi, olan toplam 47 hasta (%10,6) cerrahi müdahaleye rağmen kaybedildi. SONUÇ: Düşük GKS, ventriküler hasar ve bihemisferik yaralanmalar kötü prognoza sahiptir. Hastaneye hızlı transportasyon zamanı ile birlikte erken ve az invazif cerrahi mortalite oranını düşürebilir.

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SOLMAZ, İ., KURAL, C., TEMİZ, N. Ç., SEÇER, H. İ., DÜZ, B., GÖNÜL, E., İZCİ, Y. (2009). Silah yaralanmalarına bağlı travmatik beyin hasarı: Tek bir kurumun 442 hastaya ilişkin tecrübesi. Turkish Neurosurgery, Cilt: 19 - Sayı: 3, 216–223. https://ajindex.com/articles/405159

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