Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury in Europe: A Living Systematic Review

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aut.relation.journalJournal of Neurotraumaen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorBrazinova, Aen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorRehorcikova, Ven_NZ
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, MSen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorBuckova, Ven_NZ
dc.contributor.authorMajdan, Men_NZ
dc.contributor.authorPsota, Men_NZ
dc.contributor.authorPeeters, Wen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorFeigin, Ven_NZ
dc.contributor.authorTheadom, Aen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorHolkovic, Len_NZ
dc.contributor.authorSynnot, Aen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-07T03:45:15Z
dc.date.available2016-10-07T03:45:15Z
dc.date.copyright2015en_NZ
dc.date.issued2015en_NZ
dc.description.abstractThis systematic review provides a comprehensive, up-to-date summary of traumatic brain injury (TBI) epidemiology in Europe, describing incidence, mortality, age, and sex distribution, plus severity, mechanism of injury, and time trends. PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, and Web of Science were searched in January 2015 for observational, descriptive, English language studies reporting incidence, mortality, or case fatality of TBI in Europe. There were no limitations according to date, age, or TBI severity. Methodological quality was assessed using the Methodological Evaluation of Observational Research checklist. Data were presented narratively. Sixty-six studies were included in the review. Country-level data were provided in 22 studies, regional population or treatment center catchment area data were reported by 44 studies. Crude incidence rates varied widely. For all ages and TBI severities, crude incidence rates ranged from 47.3 per 100,000, to 694 per 100,000 population per year (country-level studies) and 83.3 per 100,000, to 849 per 100,000 population per year (regional-level studies). Crude mortality rates ranged from 9 to 28.10 per 100,000 population per year (country-level studies), and 3.3 to 24.4 per 100,000 population per year (regional-level studies.) The most common mechanisms of injury were traffic accidents and falls. Over time, the contribution of traffic accidents to total TBI events may be reducing. Case ascertainment and definitions of TBI are variable. Improved standardization would enable more accurate comparisons.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Neurotrauma. August 2016, ahead of print. doi:10.1089/neu.2015.4126.
dc.identifier.doi10.1089/neu.2015.4126en_NZ
dc.identifier.issn1557-9042en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/10070
dc.languageENGen_NZ
dc.publisherMary Ann Liebert, Inc.
dc.relation.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1089/neu.2015.4126
dc.rights© Alexandra Brazinova et al. 2016; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. This Open Access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.subjectEpidemiology; Living systematic review; Traumatic brain injury
dc.titleEpidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury in Europe: A Living Systematic Reviewen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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