TY - JOUR
T1 - 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
AU - McNamara, Caitlin R.
AU - Kalinowski, Anne
AU - Horvat, Christopher M.
AU - Gaines, Barbara A.
AU - Richardson, Ward M.
AU - Simon, Dennis W.
AU - Kochanek, Patrick M.
AU - Berger, Rachel P.
AU - Fink, Ericka L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2024 by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies.
PY - 2024/3/1
Y1 - 2024/3/1
N2 - 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]) postdischarge were abstracted from the electronic health record. New impairment was defined as an increase in FSS greater than 1 from baseline. Patients who died were assigned the highest score (30). Multivariable logistic regression was performed to determine the association between TBI mechanism with new impairment. Over 6 years, there were 460 TBI children (170 AHT, 290 aTBI), of which 13 with AHT and four with aTBI died. Frequency of new impairment by follow-up interval, in AHT vs. aTBI patients, were as follows: hospital discharge (42/157 [27%] vs. 27/286 [9%]; p < 0.001), short-term (42/153 [27%] vs. 26/259 [10%]; p < 0.001), and long-term (32/114 [28%] vs. 18/178 [10%]; p < 0.001). Sensory, communication, and motor domains were worse in AHT patients at the short- and long-term timepoint. On multivariable analysis, AHT mechanism was associated with greater odds (odds ratio [95% CI]) of poor outcome (death and new impairment) at hospital discharge (4.4 [2.2-8.9]), short-term (2.7 [1.5-4.9]), and long-term timepoints (2.4 [1.2-4.8]; p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: In patients younger than 3 years old admitted to the PICU after TBI, the AHT mechanism - vs. aTBI - is associated with greater odds of poor outcome in the follow-up period through to ∼5 years postdischarge. New impairment occurred in multiple domains and only AHT patients further declined in FSS over time.
AB - 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]) postdischarge were abstracted from the electronic health record. New impairment was defined as an increase in FSS greater than 1 from baseline. Patients who died were assigned the highest score (30). Multivariable logistic regression was performed to determine the association between TBI mechanism with new impairment. Over 6 years, there were 460 TBI children (170 AHT, 290 aTBI), of which 13 with AHT and four with aTBI died. Frequency of new impairment by follow-up interval, in AHT vs. aTBI patients, were as follows: hospital discharge (42/157 [27%] vs. 27/286 [9%]; p < 0.001), short-term (42/153 [27%] vs. 26/259 [10%]; p < 0.001), and long-term (32/114 [28%] vs. 18/178 [10%]; p < 0.001). Sensory, communication, and motor domains were worse in AHT patients at the short- and long-term timepoint. On multivariable analysis, AHT mechanism was associated with greater odds (odds ratio [95% CI]) of poor outcome (death and new impairment) at hospital discharge (4.4 [2.2-8.9]), short-term (2.7 [1.5-4.9]), and long-term timepoints (2.4 [1.2-4.8]; p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: In patients younger than 3 years old admitted to the PICU after TBI, the AHT mechanism - vs. aTBI - is associated with greater odds of poor outcome in the follow-up period through to ∼5 years postdischarge. New impairment occurred in multiple domains and only AHT patients further declined in FSS over time.
KW - child abuse
KW - long-term effect
KW - patient outcome assessment
KW - pediatric intensive care units
KW - traumatic brain injury
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U2 - 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003417
DO - 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003417
M3 - Article
C2 - 38088760
AN - SCOPUS:85186944687
SN - 1529-7535
VL - 25
SP - 250
EP - 258
JO - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
JF - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
IS - 3
ER -