1. Functioning of Neurotrauma Center in PGIMER, Chandigarh.
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Karthigeyan, Madhivanan, Wankhede, Lomesh Shankarrao, Singh, Apinderpreet, Sahoo, Sushanta Kumar, Tripathi, Manjul, Gendle, Chandrashekhar, Singla, Raghav, Aggarwal, Ashish, Singla, Navneet, Mohanty, Manju, Dhandapani, Sivashanmugam, Salunke, Pravin, Mohindra, Sandeep, Chhabra, Rajesh, Tewari, Manoj Kumar, Jain, Kajal, and Gupta, Sunil Kumar
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NERVOUS system injuries ,TRAUMA centers ,MEDICAL research ,MEDICAL education - Abstract
The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh is an apex trauma center which delivers comprehensive care for neurotrauma patients from six major states of north and northwest India. Its neurotrauma services have steadily evolved over the years with the establishment of an advanced trauma center in the year 2011. This manuscript provides an overview pertaining to the development of the neurotrauma services in PGIMER since its inception, the current infrastructure and resources, functioning of the department, baseline epidemiological data of neurotrauma patients, and the future prospects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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