Cross-sectional Observational Study on the Demography of the Neurosurgical Emergency Admissions in a Year 2014 at Gurayat General Hospital, Saudi Arabia

Khandaker Abu Talha; Maher Khawatmi; Sajedul Kabir Chowdhury; Farhana Selina; Mohammad Zahidul Islam; Sulaiman Ashmoti

doi:10.51200/bjms.v10i2.625

Cross-sectional Observational Study on the Demography of the Neurosurgical Emergency Admissions in a Year 2014 at Gurayat General Hospital, Saudi Arabia

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Khandaker Abu Talha Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Maher Khawatmi Department of Surgery, Gurayat General Hospital, Al-Gurayat, KSA
Sajedul Kabir Chowdhury Department of Surgery, Gurayat General Hospital, Al-Gurayat, KSA
Farhana Selina Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Mohammad Zahidul Islam Department of Surgery, Gurayat General Hospital, Al-Gurayat,
Sulaiman Ashmoti Department of Surgery, Gurayat General Hospital, Al-Gurayat, KSA.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v10i2.625

Keywords:

demography, Neurosurgical, emergency admissionE

Abstract

Gurayat General Hospital is a 350 bed secondary referral hospital of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is one of the busiest hospitals in Al-Jouf region. Trauma is very common in this city and the ER department is mostly overwhelmed by Neurosurgical emergency patients. The aim the study was to evaluate the age sex, types of injuries and causes of injuries of the neurosurgical emergency patients. This was a cross-sectional descriptive observational study. Ethical approval was achieved from proper authority. Good Clinical Practice (GCP) ICH E6 protocol was followed in order to ensure safety and efficacy. Data was collected from the log book of the ER department. Data were transferred to a spreadsheet to make a master sheet. Valuables of individual columns were analyzed and tabulated. Comparison was performed between the result of this study and other international studies. About 7.3% of all ER admissions were for the Neurosurgical cases. Among the Neurosurgical cases (n=3588) there was clear predominance of male gender (81%). Majority (45%) of the Neurosurgical patients were from children and teen age group. Nearly 50% of the patients reported to ER with the history of Road Traffic Accident (RTA). Head injury was the commonest (61%) type of injury. Approximately 45% patients were admitted in to general ward whereas 42% patients were discharged from ER after providing primary treatment. When the results of this study were compared to the results of the other international studies fair similarities were observed.

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2023-05-18

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Abu Talha, K., Khawatmi, M., Chowdhury, S. K., Selina, F., Islam, M. Z., & Ashmoti, S. (2023). Cross-sectional Observational Study on the Demography of the Neurosurgical Emergency Admissions in a Year 2014 at Gurayat General Hospital, Saudi Arabia. Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences (BJMS), 10(2), 11–18. https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v10i2.625

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2016): BORNEO JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES VOLUME 10, ISSUE 2, 2016

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