Neurotrauma Surveillance in National Registries of Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review and Comparative Analysis of Data Dictionaries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Injury is a major global health problem, causing >5 800 000 deaths annually and widespread disability largely attributable to neurotrauma. 89% of trauma deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), however data on neurotrauma epidemiology in LMICs is lacking. In order to support neurotrauma surveillance efforts, we present a review and analysis of data dictionaries from national registries in LMICs.

Methods

We performed a scoping review to identify existing national trauma registries for all LMICs. Inclusion/ exclusion criteria included articles published since 1991 describing national registry neurotrauma data capture methods in LMICs. Data sources included PubMed and Google Scholar using the terms "trauma/neurotrauma registry" and country name. Resu

SUBMITTER: Barthelemy EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9818108 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature