Journal of Trauma and Injury

The Korean Society of Traumatology (대한외상학회)
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Seroprevalence of Viral Infection in Neurotrauma Patients Who Underwent Emergent Surgical Intervention

응급 수술을 시행한 신경외상 환자들에 있어 전염성 바이러스 감염의 유병율에 대한 분석

  • Nam, Kyoung Hyup (Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Hyuk Jin (Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Jae Il (Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Ko, Jun Kyeung (Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Han, In Ho (Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Won Ho (Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine)
  • 남경협 (부산대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 최혁진 (부산대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 이재일 (부산대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 고준경 (부산대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 한인호 (부산대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 조원호 (부산대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실)
  • Received : 2014.11.06
  • Accepted : 2015.01.06
  • Published : 2015.03.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to estimate the seropositive prevalence of blood-borne infection in neurotrauma patients who underwent emergent surgical intervention, especially patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), syphilis and human immunodefIciency virus (HIV). Methods: A retrospective review identified 559 patients with traumatic brain injury and spinal trauma who underwent emergent surgery between 2007 and 2014. We reviewed the medical records and extracted data, including age, sex, location of lesion, result of serologic tests, time interval of admission and surgery after presenting to emergency room. Serologic tests for HBV, HCV, syphilis and HIV were performed and analyzed to determine whether the seropositive results were confirmed by the surgeon before surgery. Results: The majority of the patients were male (74.6%), and the mean age was $55.4{\pm}20.2years$. Most patients underwent surgery due to traumatic brain injury (90.0%). Fifty-three patients (10.0%) showed a positive result on at least one serologic test. Seropositive rates according to pathogens were 0.5% for syphilis, 5.2% for HBV and 3.9% for HCV. No positive results were noted on the serologic tests for HIV. HBV in patients with spinal cord injury and age from 40 to 49 years were associated with high serologic positive rate, and that result was statistically significant. However, no statistically significant differences were found in the other variables. Serologic results could not confirmed before surgery in the majority of the cases (62.1%), and 10.4% of these patients showed seropositive results. Conclusion: The results of this study emphasize the importance of taking precautions and conducting rapid serologic testing in preventing the occupational transmission of blood-borne viruses to health-care workers.

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