The epidemiology of traumatic brain injury in civilian inpatients of Chinese Military Hospitals, 2001–2007. (23rd April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Yunming; Gu, Jianwen; Zhou, Jihong; Xia, Xun; Wang, Kuiying; Zheng, Xiushan; Kuang, Yongqin; Zhang, Xinyan; Ou, Shan; He, Ci; Zhu, Hui; Qiu, Jun
• Is Part Of: Brain injury. Volume 29:Number 7/8(2015)
• Page Start: 981
• Page End: 988
• Publication Date: 2015-04-23
• Subjects: China -- epidemiology -- inpatient -- military hospital -- traumatic brain injury; Brain damage -- Periodicals; Brain -- Wounds and injuries -- Periodicals; Brain Injuries -- Periodicals; 617.481
• DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2014.989405
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0269-9052

Abstract

Abstract: Primary objective : To investigate the epidemiology of TBI in Chinese inpatients. Research design : Civilian inpatients of Chinese military hospitals diagnosed with TBI between 2001–2007 were identified using ICD-9-CM codes. Methods and procedures : Demographic characteristics, admission time, injury cause, injury severity, length of stay and outcomes were compared between ICD-9-CM diagnosis groups. Main outcomes and results : In total, 203 553 civilian patients with TBI (74.86% male, 25.14% female) were identified from >200 Chinese military hospitals. TBI diagnoses increased by a mean of 4.67% each year. Admission peaked during the third quarter of the year and October annually. The leading causes of TBI were motor vehicle-traffic (51.41%), falls (21.49%) and assaults (15.77%). TBI was categorized by abbreviated injury scale score as mild in 36.64%, serious in 20.13%, severe in 26.81% and critical in 15.68% of inpatients. The mean length of stay was 17.8 ± 24.1 days. Recovery rate was 93.06% and mortality was 4.14%. Conclusions : The epidemiological data may contribute to the development of effective, targeted strategies to prevent TBI.