PROFILE OF BRAIN INJURY PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 INFECTION AT DR. SOETOMO HOSPITAL SURABAYA FOR THE PERIOD 2020 TO 2022

Darian Mulyana (Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Airlangga)
Agus Turchan (Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Airlangga)
Imam Subadi (Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Airlangga)
Tedy Apriawan (Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Airlangga)

Journal of Social Research
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2024): Journal of Social Research

In 2019, a previously unidentified coronavirus was named COVID-19. This virus can infect everyone without exception, including brain injury patients. Because this virus is relatively new, there have not been many studies examining the interaction of COVID-19 with brain injury. The purpose of this study was to examine the profile of brain injury patients with COVID-19 at Dr. Soetomo Hospital. Method This study was conducted with a descriptive observational method with a retrospective approach. The data taken came from the medical records of Dr. Soetomo Hospital. The results of 56 brain injury patients with COVID-19, the majority of whom were male, most of whom were in the age range of 40 – 59 years, mild brain injury cases were the most dominant, the average length of patient stay was 16.4 days and patient mortality was 30.4%.