Comparative study of earthquake-related and non-earthquake-related head traumas using multidetector computed tomography
Clinics
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66(10): 1735-1742, 2011. ilus, graf, tab
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Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The features of earthquake-related head injuries may be different from those of injuries obtained in daily life because of differences in circumstances. We aim to compare the features of head traumas caused by the Sichuan earthquake with those of other common head traumas using multidetector computed tomography.METHODS:
In total, 221 patients with earthquake-related head traumas (the earthquake group) and 221 patients with other common head traumas (the non-earthquake group) were enrolled in our study, and their computed tomographic findings were compared. We focused the differences between fractures and intracranial injuries and the relationships between extracranial and intracranial injuries.RESULTS:
More earthquake-related cases had only extracranial soft tissue injuries (50.7 percent vs. 26.2 percent, RR=1.9), and fewer cases had intracranial injuries (17.2 percent vs. 50.7 percent, RR = 0.3) compared with the non-earthquake group. For patients with fractures and intracranial injuries, there were fewer cases with craniocerebral injuries in the earthquake group (60.6 percent vs. 77.9 percent, RR = 0.8), and the earthquake-injured patients had fewer fractures and intracranial injuries overall (1.5 + 0.9 vs. 2.5 +1.8; 1.3 + 0.5 vs. 2.1 + 1.1). Compared with the non-earthquake group, the incidences of soft tissue injuries and cranial fractures combined with intracranial injuries in the earthquake group were significantly lower (9.8 percent vs. 43.7 percent, RR = 0.2; 35.1 percent vs. 82.2 percent, RR = 0.4).CONCLUSION:
As depicted with computed tomography, the severity of earthquake-related head traumas in survivors was milder, and isolated extracranial injuries were more common in earthquake-related head traumas than in non-earthquake-related injuries, which may have been the result of different injury causes, mechanisms and settings.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
LILAS (Amériques)
Sujet Principal:
Tremblements de terre
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Tomodensitométrie multidétecteurs
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Traumatismes cranioencéphaliques
Type d'étude:
Etude d'étiologie
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Étude observationnelle
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Facteurs de risque
Limites du sujet:
Adolescent
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Adulte
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Adulte très âgé
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Aged80
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Enfant
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Enfant d'âge préscolaire
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Femelle
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Humains
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Bébé
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Mâle
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Clinics
Thème du journal:
Médicament
Année:
2011
Type:
Article
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descriptif de projet
Pays d'affiliation:
Chine
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College/CN
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Sichuan University/CN
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