Abstract:
General Hospital Anuradhapura (GHA) is the first receiving
station for the casualties of the operational areas of
Mankulam, Puliyankulam, Oddusudan, Omanthe etc. Most
priority 1 coded patients are directly air lifted to GHA,
treated or stabilised there and thereafter either treated in
GHA or transferred to the Army Hospitals or to the General
Hospitals in the rest of the country. The Surgical Intensive
care Unit (SICU) at GHA where most of the critically ill
patients are treated consists of 5 beds and receives direct
admissions from the surgical casualty ward and the
operating theatres.
The aim of this audit was to assess the initial and
subsequent care of 'head injured' patients and their
outcome in order to ascertain whether there is room for
improved care
