Survival and Functional Outcome in Children with Traumatic Brain Injury Requiring Ventilatory Support: A Prospective Observational Pilot Study

Abstract

Background In children, incidence of traumatic brain injury is high and identifying predictors of poor outcome can help clinicians make decisions in the acute phase of treatment. We thus planned to analyze the survival and functional outcome of children following traumatic brain injury. Our study included children (1–10 years of age) requiring ventilation and admitted to trauma intensive care unit of our hospital following traumatic brain injury. Our primary aim was to determine patient outcome using the modified Glasgow Outcome Scale at 3 months following hospital discharge. Our secondary objectives included patient outcome at 1 month following discharge and factors which may affect outcome.

Keywords

• functional outcome
• pediatric
• survival
• traumatic brain injury