NEUROSURGICAL INJURIES CAUSED BY THE 2011 VAN EARTHQUAKE: THE EXPERIENCE AT THE VAN REGIONAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL

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dc.contributor.authorAycan, Abdurrahman
dc.contributor.authorYener, Ulas
dc.contributor.authorAycan, Nur
dc.contributor.authorGonullu, Edip
dc.contributor.authorDursun, Recep
dc.contributor.authorGonullu, Hayriye
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T16:15:05Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T16:15:05Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: On October 23, 2011, a devastating earthquake, magnitude 7.2 on the Richter Scale, jolted the province of Van in the east of Turkey and led to hundreds of casualties. Objectives: In this study, we aimed to present our clinical experience in the management of patients with cranial and spinal injuries who were admitted to the Van Regional Training and Research Hospital. Methods: The retrospective study included 44 (77.2%) patients who were referred to the neurosurgery department after being diagnosed with spinal and cranial injuries due to earthquake at the emergency department between October 23 and 27, 2011. Results: The patients comprised 32 male (72.7%) and 12 (27.3%) female patients with a mean age of 23.5 years. The injuries included scalp injury (n=16), burst fracture (n=7), compression fracture (n=3), epidural hematoma (n=9), subdural hematoma (n=3), contusion (n=1), traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (n=2), depressed skull fracture (n=3), linear fracture (n=9), cervical fracture (n=2), and pneumocephalus (n=1). Most of the patients (90.9%) had isolated injuries and the others (9.1%) presented with combined cranial and spinal injuries. At discharge, the 3 patients with spinal fractures were paraplegic, and of the 2 patients who were operatively treated due to subdural hematoma, 1 was hemiparesic and the other was hemiplegic. No mortality occurred in our patients. Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrated that, in the aftermath of a natural disaster, conducting correct triage procedures and performing a prompt intervention with appropriate and qualified equipment play key roles in reducing morbidity and mortality. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.03.018
dc.identifier.endpage470en_US
dc.identifier.issn0736-4679
dc.identifier.issn1090-1280
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.pmid26143476en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84943580686en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage464en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.03.018
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/15633
dc.identifier.volume49en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000363207200023
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Science Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Emergency Medicineen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectEarthquakeen_US
dc.subjectInjuryen_US
dc.subjectNeurosurgeryen_US
dc.titleNEUROSURGICAL INJURIES CAUSED BY THE 2011 VAN EARTHQUAKE: THE EXPERIENCE AT THE VAN REGIONAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITALen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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