• World Neurosurg · Sep 2013

    Surgical management of head trauma: problems, results, and perspectives at the departmental teaching hospital of Borgou, Benin.

    • Holden O Fatigba, Mensa K Savi de Tove, Blaise A Tchaou, Emile Mensah, Allexandre S Allode, and Jijoho Padonou.
    • Unit of Neurosurgery, Medicine School of Parakou University, University of Parakou, Borgou, Republic of Benin. Electronic address: ftg_holden@yahoo.fr.
    • World Neurosurg. 2013 Sep 1;80(3-4):246-50.

    ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to report our neurosurgical experience with traumatic brain injury (TBI) at a departmental teaching hospital in Benin.MethodsThis was a descriptive study performed from January 2008 to June 2010. It concerned patients who received surgical treatment after a brain trauma. Conditions for surgical care were based on imaging data or exclusively on clinical symptoms (disorders of consciousness associated with focal signs).ResultsSixty-two patients underwent surgical management during the study period. They accounted for 5% of the TBI cases hospitalized. There were 56 (90.3%) men and 6 (9.7%) women. The average age of patients was 26.38 ± 14.76 years. The main cause of injury was road traffic accident (80.6%). The mean time of admission to the surgical room was 27.59 ± 20.71 hours. The indication for surgery was based on clinical data in 17 (27.4%) patients, clinical and x-ray data in 27 (43.6%) patients, and computed tomography scan data in 18 (29%) patients. A burr-hole exploration was performed in 17 (27.4%) patients. Repair of depressive fracture or cerebral wound and evacuation of hematoma were mainly performed (75.8%). Complete recovery was observed in 34 (54.9%) patients. Sequels were observed in 10 (16.1%) patients. The postoperative mortality was 29% (n = 18). This mortality was 76.5% among 17 patients for whom burr-hole exploration was performed (P = 0.00000).ConclusionSurgical treatment of TBI is a common activity in our practice, despite the difficulties. Good imaging and enhanced prevention could improve care and reduce TBI severity.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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