New Functional Impairment After Hospital Discharge by Traumatic Brain Injury Mechanism in Younger Than 3 Years Old Admitted to the PICU in a Single Center Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Children who suffer traumatic brain injury (TBI) are at high risk of morbidity and mortality. We hypothesized that in patients with TBI, the abusive head trauma (AHT) mechanism vs. accidental TBI (aTBI) would be associated with higher frequency of new functional impairment between baseline and later follow-up.

Design

Retrospective single center cohort study.

Setting and patients

Children younger than 3 years old admitted with TBI to the PICU at a level 1 trauma center between 2014 and 2019.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

Patient characteristics, TBI mechanism, and Functional Status Scale (FSS) scores at baseline, hospital discharge, short-term (median, 10 mo [interquartile range 3-12 mo]), and long-term (median, 4 yr [3-6 yr

SUBMITTER: McNamara CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10932819 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature