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ArticleKorean journal of neurotrauma2023

Comparison of Clinical Characteristics of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients According to the Mechanism Before and After COVID-19.

Jonghyun Sung, Jongwook Choi, Kum Whang, Sung Min Cho, Jongyeon Kim, Seung Jin Lee, Yeon Gyu Jang

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Article in Korean journal of neurotrauma, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jonghyun SungDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kangwon National University Hospital, Kangwon National University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3794-9603
Jongwook ChoiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kunkuk University Chungju Hospital, Chungju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2593-3870
Kum WhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3701-847X
Sung Min ChoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7593-4815
Jongyeon KimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9407-0127
Seung Jin LeeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kangwon National University Hospital, Kangwon National University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3011-7918
Yeon Gyu JangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kunkuk University Chungju Hospital, Chungju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4434-5540
Yonsei University · KRKangwon National University Hospital · KRKorea National University of Transportation · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study investigated the change in the number of patients with head trauma according to the trauma mechanism among severely injured patients transferred to the emergency department of Wonju Severance Christian Hospital before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods: Medical records (sex, age, diagnosis, trauma mechanism, and injury severity score) of patients referred to the emergency room between January 2018 and December 2019 and January 2020 and December 2021 were retrospectively reviewed, verified, and compared. Results: Between 2020 and 2021, the number of patients with traumatic brain injury decreased by 251 (32%). No significant differences were observed in sex, age, or time of accident. From 2020 to 2021, among the trauma mechanisms, the number of cases involving rolling down slightly reduced compared with those involving other mechanisms. Furthermore, cerebral contusions among intracranial lesions significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: Partial restrictions on social activities owing to COVID-19 are ongoing. Further investigation of the clinical characteristics of trauma patients over a longer period is required.

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