Epidemiology and delays in neurosurgical care among patients with traumatic brain injury in a regional referral hospital in Sri Lanka: a retrospective cohort study
Patients with TBI in our cohort faced delays in three main areas: lengthy referral pathways, late stabilization of vital signs and intracranial pressure, and initial neurosurgical management. Developing strategies to mitigate these delays in care will be a crucial factor in reducing neurological morbidity and mortality for patients with TBI seeking treatment in resource-limited settings.
Authors
- Paul Pronyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7591-2627)
- Jai Prashanth Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6296-5295)
- Seyed Ehsan Saffari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6473-4375)
- Shereen Xue Yun Soon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3057-5983)
- Rajendra Surenthirakumaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3344-1158)
- Vithyasahar Sunthareswaran
- Ponnampalam Athiththan
Institutions
- University of Jaffna (LK)
- Jaffna Teaching Hospital (LK)
- SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (SG)
- Duke-NUS Medical School (SG)
- National Neuroscience Institute (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgical FOCUS
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2024.12.focus24785
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00