The Pediatric Guideline Adherence and Outcomes (PEGASUS) programme in severe traumatic brain injury: a single-centre hybrid implementation and effectiveness study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As far as we know, there are no tested in-hospital care programmes for paediatric traumatic brain injury. We aimed to assess implementation and effectiveness of the Pediatric Guideline Adherence and Outcomes (PEGASUS) programme in children with severe traumatic brain injury.

Methods

We did a prospective hybrid implementation and effectiveness study at the Harborview Medical Center (Seattle, WA, USA). We included children (aged <18 years) with traumatic brain injury (trauma mechanism and image findings). We assessed service provision, adherence to three key performance indicators, and discharge outcomes associated with the PEGASUS programme. The three key performance indicators were early initiation of enteral (oral or tube feeds) or parenteral nutrition; avoidance

SUBMITTER: Vavilala MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6301024 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature