Korean J Neurotrauma.  2013 Oct;9(2):31-35. 10.13004/kjnt.2013.9.2.31.

Historical Review of Japan Neurotrauma Data Bank (JNTDB)

• Kim DH

• KMID: 2156096
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.13004/kjnt.2013.9.2.31

Abstract

In Japan prior to 1990s, the national scale of head trauma statistics are only available by the Institute for Traffic Accident Research and Data Analysis. But these have limited data confined to traffic accident trauma by three classification system; death, severe trauma and minor trauma. In the need for easy accessibility of nationwide trauma data, the Japan Neurotrauma Data Bank (JNTDB) Committee was founded within the Japan Society of Neurotraumatology in 1997. The committee carried out the first pilot study involved by 10 medical institutions nationwide to evaluate traumatic brain injury in Japan. In project 1998 of JNTDB, original data sheet with 392 items including etiology of injury, pre-hospital care, initial treatment including neuro-intensive care unit, and surgical treatment, were created. As "Project 1998", the analysis results have been published in Japan Neurosurgical Society journal. The "Project 2004" was a clinical research on severe head injury cases that have been registered from July 2004 to June 2006. In 2005, one week study of the JNTDB was conducted to elucidate the actual status of head injury in Japan. In the history of during 15 years, JNTDB produced many clinical outputs: 10 presentations on neuroscience conferences and 69 review articles on the famous journals. Consideration of history and achievements of JNTDB suggests guidance to further refinement and direction of future development of Korean Neurotrauma Data Bank. Nationwide and international trauma data bank will be very valuable as a study guide or basic data of the project activities in the future.

Keyword

Japan; Neurotrauma; Data bank; Brain injury

MeSH Terms

Accidents, Traffic
Brain Injuries
Classification
Congresses as Topic
Craniocerebral Trauma
Japan*
Neurosciences
Pilot Projects
Statistics as Topic

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  FIGURE 1. Trend of the number of presentation in official meeting using JNTDB [modified from Neurotraumatology (Shinkei gaishō) 33 supplement:8, 2010]. JNTDB: Japan Neurotrauma Data Bank.

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  FIGURE 2. Trend of the number of articles published in official journal using JNTDB [modified from Neurotraumatology (Shinkei gaishō) 33 supplement:8, 2010]. JNTDB: Japan Neurotrauma Data Bank.

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