Initial CT Imaging Predicts Mortality in Severe Traumatic Brain Injuries in Pediatric Population-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this systematic review was to analyze evidence based on existing studies on the ability of initial CT imaging to predict mortality in severe traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in pediatric patients. An experienced librarian searched for all existing studies based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The studies were screened by two blinded reviewers. Of the 3277 studies included in the search, data on prevalence of imaging findings and mortality rate could only be extracted from 22 studies. A few of those studies had patient-specific data relating specific imaging findings to outcome, allowing the data analysis, calculation of the area under the curve (AUC) and receiver operating characteristic (ROC), and generation of a forest plot for each finding. The data were extracted

SUBMITTER: Goubran D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10037655 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature