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Screening for blunt cerebrovascular injuries in pediatric trauma patients.
Mallicote, Michael U; Isani, Mubina A; Golden, Jamie; Ford, Henri R; Upperman, Jeffrey S; Gayer, Christopher P.
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  • Mallicote MU; Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: Mmallicote@chla.usc.edu.
  • Isani MA; Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: mubinaisani@gmail.com.
  • Golden J; Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: jamie.m.golden@gmail.com.
  • Ford HR; Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: Hford@med.miami.edu.
  • Upperman JS; Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: Jupperman@chla.usc.edu.
  • Gayer CP; Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: Cgayer@chla.usc.edu.
J Pediatr Surg ; 54(9): 1861-1865, 2019 Sep.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31101425
BACKGROUND: Adult imaging for blunt cerebrovascular injuries (BCVI) is based on the Denver and Memphis screening criteria where CT angiogram (CTA) is performed for any one of the criteria being positive. These guidelines have been extrapolated to the pediatric population. We hypothesize that the current adult criteria applied to pediatrics lead to unnecessary CTA in pediatric trauma patients. STUDY DESIGN: At our center, a 9-year retrospective study revealed that strict adherence to the Denver and Memphis criteria would have resulted in 332 unnecessary CTAs out of 2795 trauma patients with only 0.3% positive for BCVI. We also conducted a retrospective chart review of 776,355 pediatric trauma patients in the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) from 2007 to 2014. Data collection included children between ages 0 and 18, ICD-9 search for blunt cerebrovascular injury, and ICD-9 codes that applied to both Denver and Memphis criteria. RESULTS: Of 776,355 pediatric trauma activations, 81,294 pediatric patients in the NTDB fit the Denver/Memphis criteria for screening CTA neck or angiography based on ICD-9 codes, while only 2136 patients suffered BCVI. Strict utilization of the Denver/Memphis criteria would have led to a negative CTA in 79,158 (97.4%) patients. Multivariate regression analysis indicates that patients with skull base fracture, cervical spine fractures, cervical spine fracture with cervical cord injury, traumatic jugular venous injury, and cranial nerve injury should be considered part of the screening criteria for BCVI. CONCLUSION: Our study suggests the Denver and Memphis criteria are inadequate screening criteria for CTA looking for BCVI in the pediatric blunt trauma population. New criteria are needed to adequately indicate the need for CT angiography in the pediatric trauma population. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Heridas no Penetrantes / Traumatismos Cerebrovasculares Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Screening_studies Límite: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant / Newborn Idioma: En Revista: J Pediatr Surg Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Heridas no Penetrantes / Traumatismos Cerebrovasculares Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Screening_studies Límite: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant / Newborn Idioma: En Revista: J Pediatr Surg Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos