Traumatic brain injury in select low-and middle-income countries: a narrative review of the literature

BC Allen, E Cummer, AK Sarma - Journal of neurotrauma, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) experience the majority of traumatic brain
injuries (TBIs), yet few studies have examined the epidemiology and management strategies …

Emerging trends in the neurosurgical workforce of low-and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study

US Kanmounye, JW Lartigue, S Sadler, HKY Ip… - World Neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Every year, there are an estimated 22.6 million new neurosurgical consultative
cases worldwide, of which 13.8 million require surgery. In 2016, the global neurosurgical …

Casemix, management, and mortality of patients receiving emergency neurosurgery for traumatic brain injury in the Global Neurotrauma Outcomes Study: a …

D Clark, A Joannides, AO Adeleye, AH Bajamal… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is increasingly recognised as being responsible for
a substantial proportion of the global burden of disease. Neurosurgical interventions are an …

A geospatial analysis of the availability, distribution, and accessibility of neurosurgical facilities, workforce, and infrastructure in Nigeria; and projection towards 2050

AEK Ukachukwu, PN Njeru, OA Ayodele, MH Ahmad… - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective There has been a modest but progressive increase in the neurosurgical workforce,
training, and service delivery in Nigeria in the last 2 decades. However, these resources are …

The burden of traumatic brain injury in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

G Adegboyega, Y Zolo, LA Sebopelo, DU Dalle… - World neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Despite the growing incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Sub-Saharan
Africa, there is yet to be a study to map the current burden of the disease on the continent …

Deep learning to predict traumatic brain injury outcomes in the low-resource setting

SM Adil, C Elahi, DN Patel, A Seas, PI Warman… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Traumatic brain injury (TBI) disproportionately affects low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs). In these settings, accurate patient prognostication is both difficult and …

Barriers to neurotrauma care in low-to middle-income countries: an international survey of neurotrauma providers

S Mediratta, JR Lepard, EJ Barthélemy, J Corley… - Journal of …, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Delays along the neurosurgical care continuum are associated with poor
outcomes and are significantly greater in low-to middle-income countries (LMICs), with …

A traumatic brain injury prognostic model to support in-hospital triage in a low-income country: a machine learning–based approach

TAH Rocha, C Elahi, NC da Silva, FM Sakita… - Journal of …, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability
worldwide, with a disproportionate burden of this injury on low-and middle-income countries …

Footprint of reports from low-and low-to middle-income countries in the neurosurgical data: a study from 2015 to 2017

F Servadei, MP Tropeano, R Spaggiari, D Cannizzaro… - World neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective In 2015, the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery highlighted the disparities in
surgical care worldwide. The aim of the present study was to investigate the research …

Injury-to-admission delay beyond 4 hours is associated with worsening outcomes for traumatic brain injury in Cambodia

EJ Barthélemy, R Spaggiari, J Corley, JR Lepard… - World neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Background In Cambodia, the most common victims of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are men
20–30 years of age involved in motor vehicle collision. Secondary injury sustained by these …