Timing of Surgery and Preoperative Predictors of Surgical Site Infections for Patients with Depressed Skull Fractures in a Sub-Saharan Tertiary Hospital: A Prospective Cohort Study

Timing of Surgery and Preoperative Predictors of Surgical Site Infections for Patients with Depressed Skull Fractures in a Sub-Saharan Tertiary Hospital: A Prospective Cohort Study

Surgical site infections (SSIs) remain a major cause of life-threatening morbidity following surgery for depressed skull fractures (DSFs) among patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The timing of the surgery for DSF has been questioned as a risk of SSI without a clear cutoff. We aimed to compa...

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Main Authors: Hervé Monka Lekuya, Jelle Vandersteene, Larrey Kasereka Kamabu, Rose Nantambi, Ronald Mbiine, Anthony Kirabira, Fredrick Makumbi, Stephen Cose, David Patrick Kateete, Mark Kaddumukasa, Edward Baert, Moses Galukande, Jean-Pierre Okito Kalala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2024-11-01
Series:Neurotrauma Reports
Subjects:
depressed skull fractures
pneumocranium
surgical timing
surgical site infection
Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/neur.2024.0088
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