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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2023

Outcome of early rehabilitation of patients with traumatic brain injury during COVID-19 pandemic in The Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Nataša Keleman, Rastislava Krasnik, Aleksandra Mikov, Dragana Dragičević-Cvjetković

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nataša KelemanClinical Rehabilitation Service, University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka, The Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Rastislava KrasnikFaculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.
Aleksandra MikovFaculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.
Dragana Dragičević-CvjetkovićDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation and Balneoclimatology, Institute for Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Surgery "Dr Miroslav Zotović", Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina · RSUniversity of Banja Luka · BAUniversity of Novi Sad · RS

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a tremendous burden on the healthcare system. Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) have to get fast track treatment which is independent of environmental conditions. The aim of this study was to investigate epidemiological and clinical outcomes of early rehabilitation and compare it with the literature data during the non-COVID-19 period. Materials and methods: A retrospective study included 174 patients with TBI, average 57 ± 19.08 years. They all underwent treatment in the University Clinical Center, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina during the period January-December 2021. We have analyzed the epidemiological data and clinical course in 174 patients as well as the outcome of early rehabilitation in 107 patients. In clinical evaluation were used: Glasgow Coma Score (GCS), Functional Independence Measure (FIM) and Barthel Index on admission and at discharge, as well as Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) at discharge. ANOVA, SPANOVA, Student Results: A total of 174 patients with TBI were included in this study. Most of the patients ( Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant effect on the epidemiological data but not on the clinical outcome of patients with TBI. Early rehabilitation proved to be effective and to contribute to positive treatment outcome.

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clinical outcomeCOVID-19 pandemicearly rehabilitationepidemiologytraumatic brain injury

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