An audit of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a busy developing-world trauma service exposes a significant deficit in resources available to manage severe TBI

Background. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects large numbers of patients, both adults and children, and significant resources are needed to manage it. Objective. To determine the burden of TBI and the adequacy of available resources to manage in the Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Trauma Service (P...

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Main Authors: Ellen Jerome, Grant L Laing, John L Bruce, Ben Sartorius, Petra Brysiewicz, Damian L Clarke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/11932/8128