Is Routine Repeated Head CT Necessary for All Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury?
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
;
: 125-130, 2015.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Repeated computed tomography (CT) follow up for traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients is often performed. But there is debate the indication for repeated CT scans, especially in pediatric patients. Purpose of our study is to find risk factors of progression on repeated CT and delayed surgical intervention based on the repeated head CT.METHODS:
Between March, 2007 and December, 2013, 269 pediatric patients (age 0-18 years) had admitted to our hospital for head trauma. Patients were classified into 8 subgroups according to mechanisms of injury. Types, amount of hemorrhage and amount changes on repeated CT were analyzed as well as initial Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores.RESULTS:
Within our cohort of 269 patients, 174 patients received repeat CT. There were progression in the amount of hemorrhage in 48 (27.6%) patients. Among various hemorrhage types, epidural hemorrhage (EDH) more than 10 cc measured in initial CT was found to be at risk of delayed surgical intervention significantly after routine repeated CT with or without neurological deterioration than other types of hemorrhage. Based on initial GCS, severe head trauma group (GCS 3-8) was at risk of delayed surgical intervention after routine repeated CT without change of clinical neurologic status.CONCLUSION:
We suggest that the patients with EDH more than 10 cc or GCS below 9 should receive repeated head CT even though absence of significant clinical deterioration.
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Assunto principal:
Lesões Encefálicas
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Escala de Coma de Glasgow
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Fatores de Risco
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Estudos de Coortes
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Seguimentos
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Cabeça
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Traumatismos Craniocerebrais
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Hematoma Epidural Craniano
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Hemorragia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
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