A Multicenter Study on the Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes Among Children With Moderate to Severe Abusive Head Trauma

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INTRODUCTION: We aimed to identify clinical characteristics, risk factors for diagnosis, and describe outcomes among children with AHT.

METHODS: We performed an observational cohort study in tertiary care hospitals from 14 countries across Asia and Ibero-America. We included patients <5 years old who were admitted to participating pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). We performed descriptive analysis and multivariable logistic regression for risk factors of AHT.

RESULTS: 47 (12%) out of 392 patients were diagnosed with AHT. Compared to those with accidental injuries, children with AHT were more frequently < 2 years old (42, 89.4% vs 133, 38.6%, p < 0.001), more likely to arrive by private transportation (25, 53.2%, vs 88, 25.7%, p < 0.001), but less likely to have multiple injuries (14, 29.8% vs 158, 45.8%, p = 0.038). The AHT group was more likely to suffer subdural hemorrhage (SDH) (39, 83.0% vs 89, 25.8%, p < 0.001), require antiepileptic medications (41, 87.2% vs 209, 60.6%, p < 0.001), and neurosurgical interventions (27, 57.40% vs 143, 41.40%, p = 0.038). Mortality, PICU length of stay, and functional outcomes at 3 months were similar in both groups. In the multivariable logistic regression, age <2 years old (aOR 8.44, 95%CI 3.07-23.2), presence of seizures (aOR 3.43, 95%CI 1.60-7.36), and presence of SDH (aOR 9.58, 95%CI 4.10-22.39) were independently associated with AHT.

CONCLUSIONS: AHT diagnosis represented 12% of our TBI cohort. Overall, children with AHT required more neurosurgical interventions and the use of anti-epileptic medications. Children younger than 2 years and with SDH were independently associated with a diagnosis of AHT.

TYPE OF STUDY: Observational cohort study.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:59

Enthalten in:

Journal of pediatric surgery - 59(2024), 3 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 494-499

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yock-Corrales, Adriana [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Jan Hau [VerfasserIn]
Domínguez-Rojas, Jesús Ángel [VerfasserIn]
Caporal, Paula [VerfasserIn]
Roa, Juan D [VerfasserIn]
Fernandez-Sarmiento, Jaime [VerfasserIn]
González-Dambrauskas, Sebastián [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Yanan [VerfasserIn]
Abbas, Qalab [VerfasserIn]
Kazzaz, Yasser [VerfasserIn]
Dewi, Dianna Sri [VerfasserIn]
Chong, Shu-Ling [VerfasserIn]
Pediatric Acute and Critical Care Medicine Asian Network (PACCMAN) and Red Colaborativa Pediátrica de Latino America (LARed) Networks [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Jan Hau [Sonstige Person]
Liu, Jun [Sonstige Person]
Chor, Yek Kee [Sonstige Person]
Gan, Chin Seng [Sonstige Person]
Ong, Jacqueline [Sonstige Person]
Anantasit, Nattachai [Sonstige Person]
Samransamruajkit, Rujipat [Sonstige Person]
Kurosawa, Hiroshi [Sonstige Person]
Ming, Mei Xiu [Sonstige Person]
Dang, Hongxing [Sonstige Person]
Abbas, Qalab [Sonstige Person]
Lee, Pei-Chuen [Sonstige Person]
Liu, Chunfeng [Sonstige Person]
Kazzaz, Yasser M [Sonstige Person]
González-Dambrauskas, Sebastián [Sonstige Person]
Roa G, Juan D [Sonstige Person]
Fernández-Sarmiento, Jaime [Sonstige Person]
Gómez Arriola, Natalia Elizabeth [Sonstige Person]
Ardila Gómez, Ivan Jose [Sonstige Person]
Jaramillo Bustamante, Juan Camilo [Sonstige Person]
Caporal, Paula [Sonstige Person]
Aparicio, Gabriela [Sonstige Person]
Pantoja Chamorro, Freddy Israel [Sonstige Person]
Terán Miranda, Thelma Elvira [Sonstige Person]
Flores, Marisol Fonseca [Sonstige Person]
Torre Gómez, Rosa Elena de la [Sonstige Person]
Pilar Orive, Francisco Javier [Sonstige Person]
Lasso Palomino, Rubén Eduardo [Sonstige Person]
Watzlawik, Natalia Zita [Sonstige Person]
Yock-Corrales, Adriana [Sonstige Person]
Guier-Bonilla, Luisana [Sonstige Person]
Turina, Deborah M [Sonstige Person]
Rodríguez, María Miñambres [Sonstige Person]
Domínguez Rojas, Jesús Ángel [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Abusive head trauma
Child
Infant
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Neurocritical care
Observational Study

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.02.2024

Date Revised 14.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.09.038

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363593691