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ArticleScandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine2020

Damage to the eye and optic nerve in seriously traumatized patients with concomitant head injury: analysis of 84,627 cases from the TraumaRegister DGU® between 2002 and 2015.

Torge Huckhagel, Jan Regelsberger, Manfred Westphal, Jakob Nüchtern, Rolf Lefering

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Article in Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Torge HuckhagelDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. torgehuckhagel@gmx.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1183-2630
Jan RegelsbergerDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Manfred WestphalDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Jakob NüchternDepartment of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Rolf LeferingInstitute for Research in Operative Medicine (IFOM), University of Witten/Herdecke, Cologne, Germany.
Universität Hamburg · DEWitten/Herdecke University · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo determine the prevalence and characteristics of prechiasmatic visual system injuries (VSI) among seriously injured patients with concomitant head trauma in Europe by means of a multinational trauma registry.

methodsThe TraumaRegister DGU® was searched for patients suffering from serious trauma with a Maximum Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) ≥ 3 between 2002 and 2015 in Europe. After excluding cases without significant head injury defined by an AIS ≥ 2, groups were built regarding the existence of a concomitant damage to the prechiasmatic optic system comprising globe and optic nerve. Group comparisons were performed with respect to demographic, etiological, clinical and outcome characteristics.

results2.2% (1901/84,627) of seriously injured patients with concomitant head trauma presented with additional VSI. These subjects tended to be younger (mean age 44.7 versus 50.9 years) and were more likely of male gender (74.8% versus 70.0%) compared to their counterparts without VSI. The most frequent trauma etiologies were car accidents in VSI patients (28.5%) and falls in the control group (43.2%). VSI cases were prone to additional soft tissue trauma of the head, skull and orbit fractures as well as pneumocephalus. Primary treatment duration was significantly longer in the VSI cohort (mean 23.3 versus 20.5 days) along with higher treatment costs and a larger proportion of patients with moderate or severe impairment at hospital discharge despite there being a similar average injury severity at admission in both groups.

conclusionsA substantial proportion of patients with head injury suffers from additional VSI. The correlation between VSI and prolonged hospitalization, increased direct treatment expenditures, and having a higher probability of posttraumatic impairment demonstrates the substantial socioeconomic relevance of these types of injuries.

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Abbreviated Injury ScaleAdolescentAdultCraniocerebral TraumaEuropeEye InjuriesFemaleHealth ExpendituresHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMultiple TraumaOptic Nerve InjuriesRegistriesYoung AdultCraniocerebral traumaEpidemiologyEye injuriesOptic nerve injuries

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PMID32122368
PMCPMC7052966
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