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Epidemiology of Work-Related Traumatic Brain Injury and COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown Consequences: Experience in a
Jonathan Wimmer Del Solar1, Daniel Rojas-Líbano, Pablo Bastías Barra
1From the Departamento de Neurología, Hospital del Trabajador, Asociación Chilena de Seguridad, Santiago, Chile (J.W.D.S., P.B.B., P.C.M., J.P.R.V., P.I.R., E.F.V.); Departamento de Neurología, Clínica Meds, Santiago, Chile (J.W.D.S.); Programa de Especialidades Médicas en Neurología, Escuela de Postgrado, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile (J.W.D.S.); Centro de Estudios en Neurociencia Humana y Neuropsicología, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile (D.R.-L.); Programa de Especialidades Médicas en Fisiatría, Escuela de Postgrado, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile (C.C.V.); and Hospital Clínico de la Fuerza Aérea de Chile (FACh), General Dr. Raúl Yazigi J., Santiago, Chile (P.B.B.).
Introduction:
Work-related traumatic brain injury is a frequent cause of chronic morbidity, mortality, and high treatment costs. Its causes are highly environmentally determined and were affected by COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.
Objective:
We aimed to describe traumatic brain injury (TBI) epidemiology in working population and evaluate its modifications during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
We performed a 2-year retrospective epidemiological analysis of TBI patients hospitalized in a tertiary work-related hospital before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results:
In the prepandemic period, TBI patients were predominantly men, with a bimodal age distribution. Crash accidents were the leading work-related traumatic brain injury cause. During COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, there was a positive correlation between street traffic and TBI rate, presenting increased motor crash accidents as a cause of TBI.
Conclusions:
These results are relevant for planning and focalization of resources for TBI prevention.
