@article{ref1,
title="Fourteen-day mortality in pediatric patients with traumatic brain injury following early decompressive craniectomy: a single center retrospective study",
journal="World neurosurgery",
year="2018",
author="Tang, Zhiji and Huang, Qianliang and Zhang, Jinshi and Yang, Ruijin and Wei, Wenjin and Liu, Hongyi",
volume="119",
number="",
pages="e389-e394",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to analyze the risk factors for 14-day mortality in pediatric patients undergoing early decompressive craniectomy (DC) after traumatic brain injury (TBI). <br><br>METHODS: This retrospective analysis included all pediatric patients (≤16 years of age) undergoing DC within 12 hours of TBI between August 2011 and July 2017 at the authors' institute. Demographical information, clinical characteristics, surgical and lab parameters were retrieved from medical records. Risk factors for 14-day mortality were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression models. First, potentially relevant variables were compared between those who died within 14 days versus not. Variables with P<0.10 were entered into the final multivariate regression analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 36 subjects (23 boys and 13 girls, median age: 7 years) were included in the analysis. Fall (n=19, 52.8%) was the leading cause of injury. The 14-day mortality was 38.9% (14/36). At the time of admission, the median Glasgow Score Scale (GCS) was 6 (IQR 4-8), and the mean Injury Severity Score (ISS) (±SD) was 29.03±8.54. Pre-operative hypoxia, defined as oxy-hemoglobin arterial saturation <90% or apnea >20 seconds, was observed in 6 patients (16.7%). Coagulopathy was present in 14 patients (38.9%). Multivariate logistic regression analysis suggested an association between 14-day mortality and younger age (OR=0.708, 95% CI: 0.513-0.978; P=0.036) as well as higher ISS (OR=1.399, 95% CI: 1.023-1.914; P=0.035). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: In children undergoing early DC after TBI, risk factors for 14-day mortality include younger age and higher ISS.<br><br>Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1878-8750",
doi="10.1016/j.wneu.2018.07.173",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2018.07.173"
}