Traumatic Brain Injury Deaths in Bauchi, Nigeria: A Single Center One-year Experience
Olabisi O. Ogunleye1, 2*, Baje S. Makama1, 2, Haruna U. Liman1, 2, Kefas J. Bwala1, 2 and Oluchukwu B. Ogunleye3
1 Department of Surgery, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, Nigeria.
2 Department of Surgery, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, Nigeria.
3 Department of Nursing Sciences, College of Nursing, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, Nigeria.
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Olabisi O. Ogunleye, Department of Surgery, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University/ Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, Nigeria.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58624/SVOANE.2024.05.0125
Received: December 21, 2023 Published: January 17, 2024
Abstract
Introduction: Traumatic brain injury is one of the leading causes of hospital admissions with resulting morbidity and mortality. It has become a major health problem in our environment. Mortalities from TBI vary from 10-36 per 100,000 populations and 2% death rate has been reported. The aim of this study was to study the trend of traumatic brain injury deaths within one year in our hospital.
Methodology: This was a retrospective study included all deaths from traumatic brain injuries recorded within a year (December 2021 –November 2022) at our facility. The exclusion criteria were deaths from TBI occurred outside our facility but were brought in dead.
Results: Forty–two deaths were recorded over a year period following traumatic brain injury (TBI) where 1,045 patients were attended to on account of TBI. The mean age of those that died from TBI was 45±15 and male had more mortality than female with 3:1. Mortality was pronounced more in 4th and 5th decades of life representing 55% of all deaths.
Conclusion: TBI related deaths occurred across all age groups and the maximum number of deaths occurred in 41-50 years with Road traffic accident as the leading causes of TBI related deaths. Road safety enforcement, provision of social infrastructure like good road and provision of well-equipped health facilities with neurosurgical services closer to rural communities will reduce the mortality rate from TBI.
Keywords: Trauma. Brain injury, Death
Citation: Ogunleye OO, Makama BS, Liman HU, Bwala KJ, Ogunleye OB. Traumatic Brain Injury Deaths in Bauchi, Nigeria: A Single Center One-year Experience. SVOA Neurology 2024, 5:1, 41-45.
