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. 2022 Jun 8;13(3):525-528.
doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1745816. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Implementing a Neurotrauma Registry in Latin America and the Caribbean

Myron L Rolle  1 , Deen L Garba  1 , Dylan P Griswold  2 , Laura L Fernández  3 , Diana M Sánchez  2   3   4 , Angelica Clavijo  3 , Andrés M Rubiano  3
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Implementing a Neurotrauma Registry in Latin America and the Caribbean

Myron L Rolle et al. J Neurosci Rural Pract. .

Abstract

Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has a disproportionately greater impact in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). One strategy to reduce the burden of disease in LMICs is through the implementation of a trauma registry that standardizes the assessment of each patient's management of care. Objective This study aims to ascertain the interest of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) nations in establishing a shared neurotrauma registry in the regional block, based on an existing framework for collaboration. Methods A descriptive review was performed regarding the interests of LAC nations in implementing a shared neurotrauma registry in their region. We convened a meeting with seven Caribbean and five Latin American nations. Results One hundred percent ( n = 12) of the LAC representatives including neurosurgeons, neurointensivists, ministers of health, and chief medical officers/emergency medical technicians (EMTs) agreed to adopt the registry for tracking the burden of TBI and associated pathologies within the region. Conclusion The implementation of a neurotrauma registry can benefit the region through a shared database to track disease, improve outcomes, build research, and ultimately influence policy.

Keywords: Caribbean region; LMICs; Latin America; neurotrauma; trauma registry; traumatic brain injury.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest None declared.

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The neurotrauma registry enables the assessment of the patient's clinical evolution ( x ) from the moment of trauma through the subsequent 12 months using a catalog of more than 500 variables ( y ).
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