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East and Central African Journal of Surgery
Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa
ISSN: 1024-297X EISSN: 1024-297X
Vol. 18, No. 2, 2013, pp. 70-74
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Bioline Code: js13032
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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East and Central African Journal of Surgery, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2013, pp. 70-74
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Patterns of Traumatic Intracranial Bleeds at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.
Wekesa, V. D.; Ogengo, J. A.; Elbusaidy, H.; Siongei, C. V. & Iwaret, M.
Abstract
Background:
This study was designed to describe the pattern of traumatic intracranial bleeds at the
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).
Methods:
A descriptive cross sectional analysis of consecutive patients who had traumatic
intracranial bleeds, and admitted at the KNH between December 2010 and March 2011 was
performed. A total of 51 patients with traumatic intracranial bleeds were recruited in the study with
a male: female ratio of 24.5:1.
Results:
Subdural (29.4%) and Intra-cerebral (29.4%) hematomas were the commonest among
these patients. Intra-ventricular bleeds (2%) were the least common. On the basis of chronicity,
Acute Subdural hematomas (64.7%) were the commonest, while subacute subdural hematomas
(5.9%) were the least common. Assaults (33.3%) and Road Traffic Accidents (27.5%) were the
leading causes among aetiology, while bomb blasts (2%) were the least.
Conclusion:
Acute subdural hematomas are the commonest traumatic intracranial bleeds. Further,
assaults and road traffic accidents account for the leading causes of traumatic intracranial bleeds.
Specific interventions based on findings of this study will guide clinicians in the care of these
patients and form entry points for further clinical studies.
Keywords
Patterns; Trauma; Intracranial; Bleed
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