Skull and Brain Gunshot Wound during the Armed Conflict in Eastern Ukraine. Optimization of Medical Care

Sirko, A.G. (2017) Skull and Brain Gunshot Wound during the Armed Conflict in Eastern Ukraine. Optimization of Medical Care. Turkish Neurosurgery, Sup.27. p. 146. ISSN 1019-5149 (Print), 1019-5149 (Linking)

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Abstract

Background: A prospective study of the results of treatment of 132patients with gunshot traumatic brain injury (GTBI), who were admitted during the period from May 2014 to December 2015, hasbeen conducted.Methods: Surgical tactics issues, complications frequency andnature, reasons for reoperation, mortality among the injured, waysto improve the medical care delivery have been studied.Results: 93 (70.5%) patients had penetrating traumatic brain injuries(TBI) with the dura injury, and 39 (29.5 %) – nonpenetrating TBI.Injuries with mine and explosive devices debris were diagnosed in115 (87.1%) patients, and injuries with small arms bullets – onlyin 17 (12.9%). On the basis of own experience and analysis of theliterature data about GTBI treatment, 12 main operation stageshave been distinguished. During penetrating injuries surgicaldebridement all devitalized tissues - detritus, blood clots, aggressivelesions, foreign matters – shall be radically removed; primaryreconstruction of the skin, dura, skull base and skull cap shall beused widely. In the conducted study, Among 132 patients 16 (12.1%)persons died. All 39 patients with nonpenetrating TBI survived.Among patients with penetrating TBI mortality rate made 17.2%.Conclusion: The main task of the surgery for penetrating traumaticbrain injuries is its execution by the neurosurgeon to the full extentduring a single surgery. A perspective direction to improve theresults of treatment of patients with head wounds is the realizationof conception of the early specialized neurosurgical service with theusage of the early reconstructive neurosurgery tactics.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: 16th World Congress of Neurosurgery, 20-25 August, Istanbul, Turkey, 2017. - Abstract book of 16th World Congress of Neurosurgery. - OP-NT.07-01. - P. 146
Uncontrolled Keywords: Skull and brain gunshot wound, Armed conflict, Optimization of medical care, Penetrating injuries, Gunshottraumatic brain injury
Subjects: Neurosurgery
Divisions: Faculty of Postgraduate Education > Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery FPE
Depositing User: Елена Шрамко
Date Deposited: 09 Jul 2018 13:20
Last Modified: 10 Jul 2018 06:39
URI: http://repo.dma.dp.ua/id/eprint/2949

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