Publications by authors named "John Baptist Ssenyondwa"
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- Fibrinogen concentrations less than 2 g/L in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients are linked to higher mortality rates, but the relationship between fibrinogen levels, TBI severity, and mortality specifically in sub-Saharan Africa is not well studied.
- In a study involving 213 TBI patients aged 13 to 60 at Mulago Hospital, it was found that 35.1% had fibrinogen levels below 2 g/L, with these lower levels correlating with severe TBI and higher mortality, particularly for those above 4.5 g/L.
- The research demonstrated that fibrinogen levels can serve as a useful predictive tool for assessing TBI
Introduction: Fibrinogen levels drop quicker than any other factors in severe trauma such as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Contemporaneous studies show that fibrinogen concentrations < 2 g/L are strongly related to mortality. However, little is known regarding fibrinogen levels and TBI severity as well as mortality in sub-Saharan Africa.
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