DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i02.087

Pages: 844-847

Background: Computed tomography (CT) is a vital tool in the workup of patients with head trauma. Traumatic head injury has a high mortality and morbidity. Brain injury following trauma is the cause of death in about one-third of patients that die after trauma. Objective: The objective of present study was to determine utilization of the computerized tomographic (CT) scan in evaluation of acute craniocerebral trauma. Material and Methods: Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) permission was sought before commencement of study. This was a descriptive type of cross sectional study and was conducted at tertiary care teaching hospital of medical college of western Maharashtra. This study conducted on 600 cases of acute head injury that had undergone CT scan was included. Results: The most common craniocerebral lesion detected on CT scan was oedema (36.3%) followed by fracture (24%) and contusion (24.0%). Overall mortality in present study was 10.66%. Conclusion: CT scan along with clinical evaluation and GCS could help in predicting the outcome of craniocerebral trauma or head injury.