Document Type : Correspondence
Authors
1 Global Neurosurgery Laboratory, Division of Neurosurgery, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2 Emory Children’s Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta , Atlanta, GA, USA
3 Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
4 Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
5 Department of Anaesthesiology, LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-MaximilianUniversity of Munich, Munich, Germany
6 School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
7 Department of Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, USA
8 Department of Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, USA
9 Samaritan Medical Group Brain & Spine Center, Corvallis, OR USA
10 Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Keywords
We were delighted to read the six commentaries addressing our scoping review and comparative analysis of neurotrauma data dictionaries from the national registries of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The correspondents have expanded our consideration of the challenges and opportunities inherent to the use of national trauma registries as a vital tool in advancing neurotrauma surveillance. Herein, we endeavor to respond to the queries raised by the commentators, and highlight common themes raised by their thoughtful correspondences. ...(Read more...)