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Odegard M, Keane OA, Ourshalimian SA, Kim E, Kelley-Quon LI. Emergency Abdominal Surgery in Children With COVID-19: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric Propensity Score Matched Analysis. J Surg Res 2024; 301:439-446. [PMID: 39033594 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.06.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Evidence suggests that coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) infection is associated with increased perioperative mortality in adults. We hypothesized that children with COVID-19 had worse outcomes after emergency surgery compared to children without COVID-19. METHODS Children <18 y who underwent emergency abdominal surgery were included in the 2021 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric database. Children with COVID-19 diagnosed preoperatively were identified. A propensity score-matched analysis was performed, matching demographic and clinical factors. Postoperative morbidity and mortality were assessed. Due to event rarity, a composite outcome for postoperative morbidity was also assessed. Chi-square and Mann-Whitney U tests identified differences between groups. Logistic regression identified the odds of the composite morbidity outcome. RESULTS Overall, 13,619 children (median age 10.8 y, interquartile range: 6.4-14.2) underwent emergency abdominal surgery, of whom 224 (1.6%) had COVID-19. The majority were female (58.2%), White (61.3%), and non-Hispanic (53.4%). On unadjusted analysis, there was an association between COVID-19 status and American Society of Anesthesiologists classification (P < 0.01). A greater proportion of COVID-19-positive children had dirty/infected wounds (30.4% versus 22.2%, P < 0.01). Also, a greater proportion of COVID-19-positive children suffered cardiac arrest requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation (1.3% versus 0.2%, P < 0.01). Matched cohorts of 224 COVID-19-positive and 224 COVID-19-negative children did not differ by demographic or clinical factors (P > 0.05). Propensity score matching did not reveal significant differences in postoperative morbidity or mortality. Children with COVID-19 did not demonstrate increased odds of morbidity analyzed as a composite outcome (odds ratio: 0.65, 95% confidence interval: 0.29-1.48, P = 0.31). CONCLUSIONS Contrary to findings in adults, COVID-19 was not associated with worse clinical outcomes in children undergoing emergency abdominal surgery.
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- Marjorie Odegard
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Pain Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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Hanna S, Montmayeur J, Vergnaud E, Orliaguet G. Prognosis and assessment of the predictive value of severity scores in paediatric abdominal trauma: A French national cohort study. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2024; 41:632-640. [PMID: 38769943 DOI: 10.1097/eja.0000000000002019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Paediatric closed abdominal trauma is common, however, its severity and influence on survival are difficult to determine. No prognostic score integrating abdominal involvement exists to date in paediatrics. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the severity and short-term and medium-term prognosis of closed abdominal trauma in children, and the performance of severity scores in predicting mortality. DESIGN Retrospective, cohort, observational study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Patients aged 0 to 18 years presenting at the trauma room of a French paediatric Level I Trauma Centre over the period 2015 to 2019 with an isolated closed abdominal trauma or as part of a polytrauma. MAIN OUTCOMES Primary outcome was the six months mortality. Secondary outcomes were related complications and therapeutic interventions, and performance for predicting mortality of the scores listed. Paediatric Trauma Score (PTS), Revised Trauma Score (RTS), Shock Index Paediatric Age-adjusted (SIPA) score, Reverse shock index multiplied by Glasgow Coma Scale score (rSIG), Base Deficit, International Normalised Ratio, and Glasgow Coma Scale (BIG), Injury Severity Score (ISS) and Trauma Score and the Injury Severity (TRISS) score. DATA COLLECTION Data collected include clinical, biological and CT scan data at admission, first 24 h management and prognosis. The PTS, RTS, SIPA, rSIG, BIG and ISS scores were calculated and mortality was predicted according to BIG score and TRISS methodology. RESULTS Of 1145 patients, 149 met the inclusion criteria and 12 (8.1%) died. Of the 12 deceased patients, 11 (91.7%) presented with severe head injury, 11 (91.7%) had blood products transfusion and 7 received tranexamic acid. ROC curves analysis concluded that PTS, RTS, rSIG and BIG scores accurately predict mortality in paediatric closed abdominal trauma with AUCs at least 0.92. The BIG score offered the best predictive performance for predicting mortality at a threshold of 24.8 [sensitivity 90%, specificity 92%, negative-predictive value (NPV) 99%, area under the curve (AUC) 0.93]. CONCLUSION PEVALPED is the first French study to evaluate the prognosis of paediatric closed abdominal trauma. The use of PTS, rSIG and BIG scores are relevant from the acute phase and the pathophysiological interest and accuracy of the BIG score make it a powerful tool for predicting mortality of closed abdominal trauma in children.
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- Sidonie Hanna
- From the Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP Centre - University of Paris, France (SH, JM, EV, GO)
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Lyttle BD, Williams RF, Stylianos S. Management of Pediatric Solid Organ Injuries. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 11:667. [PMID: 38929246 PMCID: PMC11202015 DOI: 10.3390/children11060667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2024] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Solid organ injury (SOI) is common in children who experience abdominal trauma, and the management of such injuries has evolved significantly over the past several decades. In 2000, the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) published the first societal guidelines for the management of blunt spleen and/or liver injury (BLSI), advocating for optimized resource utilization while maintaining patient safety. Nonoperative management (NOM) has become the mainstay of treatment for SOI, and since the publication of the APSA guidelines, numerous groups have evaluated how invasive procedures, hospitalization, and activity restrictions may be safely minimized in children with SOI. Here, we review the current evidence-based management guidelines in place for the treatment of injuries to the spleen, liver, kidney, and pancreas in children, including initial evaluation, inpatient management, and long-term care, as well as gaps that exist in the current literature that may be targeted for further optimization of protocols for pediatric SOI.
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- Bailey D. Lyttle
- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado, 12631 East 17th Avenue, Room 6111, Aurora, CO 80045, USA;
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- Department of Surgery, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, 49 North Dunlap Avenue, Second Floor, Memphis, TN 38105, USA;
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, 3959 Broadway—Rm 204 N, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Williams RF, Grewal H, Jamshidi R, Naik-Mathuria B, Price M, Russell RT, Vogel A, Notrica DM, Stylianos S, Petty J. Updated APSA Guidelines for the Management of Blunt Liver and Spleen Injuries. J Pediatr Surg 2023:S0022-3468(23)00225-7. [PMID: 37117078 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Non-operative management of blunt liver and spleen injuries was championed initially in children with the first management guideline published in 2000 by the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA). Multiple articles have expanded on the original guidelines and additional therapy has been investigated to improve care for these patients. Based on a literature review and current consensus, the management guidelines for the treatment of blunt liver and spleen injuries are presented. METHODS A recent literature review by the APSA Outcomes committee [2] was utilized as the basis for the guideline recommendations. A task force was assembled from the APSA Committee on Trauma to review the original guidelines, the literature reported by the Outcomes Committee and then to develop an easy to implement guideline. RESULTS The updated guidelines for the management of blunt liver and spleen injuries are divided into 4 sections: Admission, Procedures, Set Free and Aftercare. Admission to the intensive care unit is based on abnormal vital signs after resuscitation with stable patients admitted to the ward with minimal restrictions. Procedure recommendations include transfusions for low hemoglobin (<7 mg/dL) or signs of ongoing bleeding. Angioembolization and operative exploration is limited to those patients with clinical signs of continued bleeding after resuscitation. Discharge is based on clinical condition and not grade of injury. Activity restrictions remain the same while follow-up imaging is only indicated for symptomatic patients. CONCLUSION The updated APSA guidelines for the management of blunt liver and spleen injuries present an easy-to-follow management strategy for children. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level 5.
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- Regan F Williams
- Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, 49 North Dunlap Avenue, Second Floor, Memphis, Tn, 38105, USA.
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- Drexel University College of Medicine, St Christopher's Children's Hospital, 160 East Erie Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19134, USA
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- Phoenix Children's Hospital, 1919 E Thomas Road, Phoenix, Az, 85016, USA
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- University of Texas Medical Branch, 712 Texas Avenue, Galveston, TX, 77555, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery -Staten Island University Hospital/CCMC/Northwell Health, 378 Seaview Ave., Lower Level. Staten Island, NY, 10305, USA
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- Children's of Alabama, 1600 7th Avenue South, Lowder Bldg., Suite 300, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, 6701 Fannin Street, Suite 1210, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Phoenix Children's Hospital, 1919 E Thomas Road, Phoenix, Az, 85016, USA
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- Divsion of Pediatric Surgery, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
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- Section of Pediatric Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA
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Kolousek A, Sharma B, Lian B, Koganti D, Smith RN, Sola R. Understanding abdominal pelvic computerized tomography scan usage amongst adolescent blunt trauma patients treated at adult trauma centers. Injury 2023; 54:100-104. [PMID: 35999064 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The algorithm for evaluating adolescent patients with blunt trauma includes abdominal pelvic CT (APCT). The aim of this study is to evaluate the utility of APCT in this context. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of adolescent (11 to 18 years of age) blunt trauma patients at an urban adult level 1 trauma center from January 2015 to December 2019. The primary outcome was the prevalence of positive findings on APCT scan. Additionally, clinical risk factors concerning for intra-abdominal injury were analyzed. RESULTS There were 546 patients evaluated for blunt trauma and the prevalence of APCT within the population was 59.3% (95% CI 54.2%-64.9%). Of the patients who received APCT, 123 (37.9%) had positive findings on APCT. Only 25 patients (7.7% of those who underwent APCT) required abdominal surgery while 40 patients (12.3%) had intraabdominal injury that did not require surgery. Risk factors were present in 100% of patients with intraabdominal injury and absent in 28.7% of patients without intraabdominal injury. Abnormal abdominal exam, abnormal FAST, positive chest x-ray and elevated transaminases were independently associated with intraabdominal injury. CONCLUSIONS Our study found that adolescent blunt trauma patients treated at our trauma center had a higher rate of APCT usage, but a comparable rate of positive findings when compared with the most recent literature. Future studies should focus on reducing the number of patients who undergo APCT despite an absence of clinical risk factors.
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- Anastasia Kolousek
- Morehouse School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 720 Westview Drive, Atlanta, GA 30310, United States.
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- Morehouse School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 720 Westview Drive, Atlanta, GA 30310, United States.
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- Mercer University School of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, GA 30341, United States.
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 69 Jesse Hill Jr. Dr. SE, Atlanta, GA 30303, United States.
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 69 Jesse Hill Jr. Dr. SE, Atlanta, GA 30303, United States.
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- Morehouse School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 720 Westview Drive, Atlanta, GA 30310, United States.
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Chaudhari PP, Rodean J, Spurrier RG, Hall M, Marin JR, Ramgopal S, Alpern ER, Shah SS, Freedman SB, Cohen E, Morse RB, Neuman MI. Epidemiology and management of abdominal injuries in children. Acad Emerg Med 2022; 29:944-953. [PMID: 35373473 DOI: 10.1111/acem.14497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although more guideline-adherent care has been described in pediatric compared to adult trauma centers, we aimed to provide a more detailed characterization of management and resource utilization of children with intra-abdominal injury (IAI) within pediatric centers. Our primary objective was to describe the epidemiology, diagnostic evaluation, and management of children with IAI across U.S. children's hospitals. Our secondary objective was to describe the interhospital variation in surgical management of children with IAI. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study of 33 hospitals in the Pediatric Health Information System. We included children aged <18 years evaluated in the emergency department from 2010 to 2019 with IAI, as defined by ICD coding, and who underwent an abdominal computed tomography (CT). Our primary outcome was abdominal surgery. We categorized IAI by organ system and described resource utilization data. We used generalized linear regression to calculate adjusted hospital-level proportions of abdominal surgery, with a random effect for hospital. RESULTS We studied 9265 children with IAI. Median (IQR) age was 9.0 (6.0-13.0) years. Abdominal surgery was performed in 16% (n = 1479) of children, with the lowest proportion of abdominal surgery observed in children aged <5 years. Liver (38.6%) and spleen (32.1%) were the most common organs injured. A total of 3.1% of children with liver injuries and 2.8% with splenic injuries underwent abdominal surgery. Although there was variation in rates of surgery across hospitals (p < 0.001), only three of 33 hospitals had rates that were statistically different from the aggregate mean of 16%. CONCLUSIONS Most children with IAI are managed nonoperatively, and most children's hospitals manage children with IAI similarly. These data can be used to inform future benchmarking efforts across hospitals to assess concordance with guidelines for the management of children with IAI.
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- Pradip P. Chaudhari
- Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Los Angeles California USA
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Los Angeles California USA
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- Children's Hospital Association Lenexa Kansas USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, & Radiology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago Illinois USA
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago Illinois USA
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- Divisions of Hospital Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati Ohio USA
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- Sections of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Gastroenterology, Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Alberta Children's Hospital, Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Medicine and Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Pediatrics and Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation The University of Toronto and ICES Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Center for Clinical Excellence Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Ohio USA
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- Division of Emergency Medicine Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts USA
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Swendiman RA, Abramov A, Fenton SJ, Russell KW, Nance ML, Nace GW, Iii MA. Use of angioembolization in pediatric polytrauma patients: WITH BLUNT SPLENIC INJURYAngioembolization in Pediatric Blunt Splenic Injury. J Pediatr Surg 2021; 56:2045-2051. [PMID: 34034882 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE We sought to analyze the use of angioembolization (AE) after pediatric splenic injuries at adult and pediatric trauma centers (ATCs/PTCs). METHODS The National Trauma Data Bank (2010-2015) was queried for patients (<18 years) who experienced blunt splenic trauma. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the association of AE with splenectomy. Propensity score matching was used to explore the relationship between trauma center designation and AE utilization. RESULTS 14,027 encounters met inclusion criteria. 514 (3.7%) patients underwent AE. When compared to PTCs, patients were older, had a higher ISS, and more often presented in shock at ATCs (p<0.001 for all). Regression models demonstrated no difference in mortality between cohorts. Odds of splenectomy were lower for patients undergoing AE (OR 0.16 [CI: 0.08-0.31]), however this effect was mostly driven by utilization at ATCs. Using a 1:1 propensity score matching model, patients treated at ATCs were 4 times more likely to undergo AE and 7 times more likely to require a splenectomy compared to PTCs (p<0.001). Over 6 years, PTCs performed only 27 splenectomies and 23 AEs (1.1% and 0.9%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS AE was associated with improved splenic salvage at ATCs in select patients but appeared overutilized when compared to outcomes at PTCs. PTCs accomplished a higher splenic salvage rate with a lower AE utilization. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III - Retrospective cohort study.
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- Robert A Swendiman
- Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
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- Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Paltiel HJ, Barth RA, Bruno C, Chen AE, Deganello A, Harkanyi Z, Henry MK, Ključevšek D, Back SJ. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of blunt abdominal trauma in children. Pediatr Radiol 2021; 51:2253-2269. [PMID: 33978795 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-020-04869-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Trauma is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children, and rapid identification of organ injury is essential for successful treatment. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is an appealing alternative to contrast-enhanced CT in the evaluation of children with blunt abdominal trauma, mainly with respect to the potential reduction of population-level exposure to ionizing radiation. This is particularly important in children, who are more vulnerable to the hazards of ionizing radiation than adults. CEUS is useful in hemodynamically stable children with isolated blunt low- to moderate-energy abdominal trauma to rule out solid organ injuries. It can also be used to further evaluate uncertain contrast-enhanced CT findings, as well as in the follow-up of conservatively managed traumatic injuries. CEUS can be used to detect abnormalities that are not apparent by conventional US, including infarcts, pseudoaneurysms and active bleeding. In this article we present the current experience from the use of CEUS for the evaluation of pediatric blunt abdominal trauma, emphasizing the examination technique and interpretation of major abnormalities associated with injuries in the liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenal glands, pancreas and testes. We also discuss the limitations of the technique and offer a review of the major literature on this topic in children, including an extrapolation of experience from adults.
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- Harriet J Paltiel
- Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Heim Pal National Pediatric Institute, Budapest, Hungary
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- Safe Place: The Center for Child Protection and Health, Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University Children's Hospital Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Evans LL, Williams RF, Jin C, Plumblee L, Naik-Mathuria B, Streck CJ, Jensen AR. Hospital-based intervention is rarely needed for children with low-grade blunt abdominal solid organ injury: An analysis of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program registry. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2021; 91:590-598. [PMID: 34559162 PMCID: PMC8553177 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Children with low-grade blunt solid organ injury (SOI) have historically been admitted to an inpatient setting for monitoring, but the evidence supporting the necessity of this practice is lacking. The purpose of this study was to quantify the frequency and timing of intervention for hemorrhage and to describe hospital-based resource utilization for low-grade SOI in the absence of other major injuries (OMIs). METHODS A cohort of children (aged <16 years) with blunt American Association for the Surgery of Trauma grade 1 or 2 SOI from the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program registry (2007-2017) was analyzed. Children were excluded if they had confounding factors associated with intervention for hemorrhage (comorbidities, OMIs, or extra-abdominal surgical procedures). Outcomes included frequency and timing of intervention (laparotomy, angiography, or transfusion) for hemorrhage, as well as hospital-based resource utilization. RESULTS A total of 1,019 children were identified with low-grade blunt SOI and no OMIs. Nine hundred eighty-six (96.8%) of these children were admitted to an inpatient unit. Admitted children with low-grade SOI had a median length-of-stay of 2 days and a 23.9% intensive care unit admission rate. Only 1.7% (n = 17) of patients with low-grade SOI underwent an intervention, with the median time to intervention being the first hospital day. No child who underwent angiography was transfused or had an abnormal initial ED shock index. CONCLUSION Children with low-grade SOI are routinely admitted to the hospital and often to the intensive care unit but rarely undergo hospital-based intervention. The most common intervention was angiography, with questionable indications in this cohort. These data question the need for inpatient admission for low-grade SOI and suggest that discharge from the emergency room may be safe. Prospective investigation into granular risk factors to identify the rare patient needing hospital-based intervention is needed, as is validation of the safety of ambulatory management. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prognostic and epidemiological, level III.
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- Lauren L Evans
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of California San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA 94611
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38103
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Health, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, 77030
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Health, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of California San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA 94611
- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA 93721
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Admission for Isolated Low-Grade Solid Organ Injury May Not Be Necessary in Pediatric Patients. J Trauma Nurs 2021; 28:283-289. [PMID: 34491943 DOI: 10.1097/jtn.0000000000000604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent publications indicate that blunt solid organ injuries can be safely managed with reduced length of stay using pathways focused on hemodynamics. We hypothesized that pediatric patients with isolated blunt Grade I or II solid organ injuries may be safely discharged after brief observation with appropriate outpatient follow-up. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to evaluate the need for admission of pediatric trauma patients with isolated low-grade solid organ injury resulting from blunt trauma. METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study of trauma registry data from 2011 to 2018 to identify isolated blunt Grade I or II solid organ injuries among children younger than 19 years. "Complication or intervention" was defined as transfusions, transfer to the intensive care unit, repeat imaging, decrease in Hgb greater than 2 g/dl, fluid bolus after initial resuscitation, operation or interventional radiology procedure, or readmission within 1 week. RESULTS A total of 51 patients were admitted to the trauma service with isolated Grade I or II blunt solid organ injuries during the 8-year study period. The average age was 11 years. Among isolated Grade I or II injuries, seven (14%) had "complication or intervention" including greater than 2 g/dl drop in Hgb in four patients (8%), follow-up ultrasonography for pain in one patient (2%), readmission for pain in one patient (2%), or a fluid bolus in two patients (4%). None required transfusion or surgery. The most common mechanism of injury was sports related (45%), and the average length of stay was 1 day. CONCLUSION Among a cohort of 51 patients with isolated blunt Grade I or II solid organ injuries, none required a significant intervention justifying need for admission. All "complication or intervention" patients observed were of limited clinical significance. We recommend that hemodynamically stable patients with isolated low-grade solid organ injuries may be discharged from the emergency department after a brief observation along with appropriate instructions and pain management.
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Shinn K, Gilyard S, Chahine A, Fan S, Risk B, Hanna T, Johnson JO, Hawkins CM, Xing M, Duszak R, Newsome J, Kokabi N. Contemporary Management of Pediatric Blunt Splenic Trauma: A National Trauma Databank Analysis. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2021; 32:692-702. [PMID: 33632588 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2020.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To quantify changes in the management of pediatric patients with isolated splenic injury from 2007 to 2015. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients under 18 years old with registered splenic injury in the National Trauma Data Bank (2007-2015) were identified. Splenic injuries were categorized into 5 management types: nonoperative management (NOM), embolization, splenic repair, splenectomy, or a combination therapy. Linear mixed models accounting for confounding variables were used to examine the direct impact of management on length of stay (LOS), intensive care unit (ICU) days, and ventilator days. RESULTS Of included patients (n = 24,128), 90.3% (n = 21,789), 5.6% (n = 1,361), and 2.7% (n = 640) had NOM, splenectomy, and embolization, respectively. From 2007 to 2015, the rate of embolization increased from 1.5% to 3.5%, and the rate of splenectomy decreased from 6.9% to 4.4%. Combining injury grades, NOM was associated with the shortest LOS (5.1 days), ICU days (1.9 days), and ventilator days (0.5 day). Moreover, splenectomy was associated with longer LOS (10.1 days), ICU days (4.5 days), and ventilator days (2.1 days) than NOM. The average failure rate of NOM was 1.5% (180 failures/12,378 cases). Average embolization failure was 1.3% (6 failures/456 cases). Splenic artery embolization was associated with lower mortality than splenectomy (OR: 0.10, P <.001). No statistically significant difference was observed in mortality between embolization and NOM (OR: 0.96, P = 1.0). CONCLUSIONS In pediatric splenic injury, NOM is the most utilized and associated with favorable outcomes, most notably in grades III to V pediatric splenic injury. If intervention is needed, embolization is effective and increasingly utilized most significantly in lower grade injuries.
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- Kaitlin Shinn
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Isolated low-grade solid organ injuries in children following blunt abdominal trauma: Is it time to consider discharge from the emergency department? J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2021; 89:887-893. [PMID: 32769952 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Acute intervention (AI) for solid organ injury (SOI) is rare in hemodynamically stable children. Pediatric guidelines recommend admission with follow-up laboratories, even for low-grade injuries. METHODS Data sets from two large multicenter prospective observational studies were used to analyze a cohort of children (age, <17 years) with grade I to III SOI following blunt abdominal trauma. Children with hollow viscus injuries were excluded. Patients were divided into (a) those with or without other major injuries (OMIs) (traumatic brain injury, hemothorax or pneumothorax, pelvic fracture, urgent orthopedic or neurosurgical operations) and (b) with grade I or II versus grade III injuries. Outcomes included AIs (transfusion, angiography, abdominal operation) and disposition (admission unit and length of stay). RESULTS There were 14,232 children enrolled in the two studies, and 791 patients had a SOI (5.6%). After excluding patients with hollow viscus injuries and higher-grade SOIs, 517 patients with a grade I to III SOI were included, and 262 of these had no OMI. Among patients with no OMI, none of 148 patients with grade I or II SOI underwent AI, while only 3 of 114 patients with grade III injuries underwent AI (3 transfusions/1 angioembolization). All three had hemoperitoneum; two of three had an additional organ with a grade II injury. Among grade I and II SOIs with no OMI, 28 (18.9%) of 148 were admitted to an intensive care unit, 110 (74.3%) of 148 to floor, and 7 (4.7%) of 148 discharged home from emergency department; median length of stay 2 days. Among grade III SOIs with no OMI, 38 (33.3%) of 114 were admitted to an intensive care unit and 61.4% to the floor; median length of stay was 4 days. Among 255 patients with a grade I to III SOI and other major organ system injuries, 31 (12.2%) underwent AI. CONCLUSION No patient with a grade I and II SOI and no OMI following blunt abdominal trauma received intervention, suggesting that patients with low-grade SOI without OMIs could be safely observed and discharged from the emergency department. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Therapeutic study, level IV.
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Gaffley M, Neff LP, Sieren LM, Zeller KA, Pranikoff T, Rush T, Petty JK. Evaluation of an evidence-based guideline to reduce CT use in the assessment of blunt pediatric abdominal trauma. J Pediatr Surg 2021; 56:297-301. [PMID: 32788046 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PURPOSE About half of pediatric blunt trauma patients undergo an abdominopelvic computed tomographic (CT) scan, while few of these require intervention for an intraabdominal injury. We evaluated the effectiveness of an evidence-based guideline for blunt abdominal trauma at a Level I pediatric trauma center. METHODS Pediatric blunt trauma patients (n = 998) age 0-15 years who presented from the injury scene were evaluated over a 10 year period. After five years, we implemented our guideline in which the decision for CT was standardized based on mental status, abdominal examination, and laboratory results (alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, hemoglobin, urinalysis). RESULTS There were no differences in age, GCS, SIPA or ISS scores between the patients before or after guideline implementation. Nearly half of the patients (48.3%) underwent CT scan before guideline implementation compared to 36.7% after (p < 0.0002). There was no difference in ISS (p = 0.44) between CT scanned patients in either group. No statistical differences were found in rate of intervention (p = 0.20), length of stay (p = 0.65), or readmission rate (0.2%) before versus after guideline implementation. There were no missed injuries. CONCLUSION Implementation of an evidence-based clinical guideline for pediatric patients with blunt abdominal trauma decreases the rate of CT utilization while accurately identifying significant injuries. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III.
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- Michaela Gaffley
- Wake Forest School of Medicine, General Surgery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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- Wake Forest School of Medicine, General Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Wake Forest School of Medicine, General Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Wake Forest School of Medicine, General Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Wake Forest School of Medicine, General Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Wake Forest School of Medicine, General Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Wake Forest School of Medicine, General Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Butler EK, Groner JI, Vavilala MS, Bulger EM, Rivara FP. Surgeon choice in management of pediatric abdominal trauma. J Pediatr Surg 2021; 56:146-152. [PMID: 33139031 PMCID: PMC7855195 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND No guidelines exist for management of hemodynamically stable children with suspected hollow viscus injury. We sought to determine factors contributing to surgeon management of these patients. METHODS Surgeon members of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma and American Pediatric Surgical Association completed a survey on 3 blunt abdominal injury scenarios: (1) isolated, (2) with multisystem injury, and (3) with traumatic brain injury (TBI), and a penetrating injury scenario. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine factors associated with initial management of observation vs. operation for blunt injury and observation vs. local wound exploration versus laparoscopy for penetrating injury. RESULTS Of 394 surgeons (response rate 22.3%), 50.3% were pediatric surgeons. For scenarios 1-3, 32.2%, 49.3%, and 60.7% of surgeons chose operation over observation, respectively. Compared to isolated blunt injury, surgeons were more likely to choose operation for patients with multisystem injury (aOR 2.20, 95%CI: 1.78-2.72) or TBI (aOR 3.60, 95%CI: 2.79-4.66). Pediatric surgeons were less likely to choose operation (aOR 0.32, 95%CI: 0.22-0.44). For penetrating injury, 39.1%, 29.5%, and 31.5% of surgeons chose observation, local wound exploration, and laparoscopy, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Large variation exists in management of hemodynamically stable children with suspected hollow viscus injury. Although patient injury characteristics account for some variation, surgeon factors such as type of surgeon also play a role. Evidence-based practice guidelines should be developed to standardize care. TYPE OF STUDY Cross-Sectional Survey. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE N/A.
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- Elissa K Butler
- Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center, University of Washington, 325 9th Ave Box 359960, Seattle, WA 98122, USA; Department of Surgery, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, WA 98195, USA; Department of Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
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- Center for Pediatric Trauma Research, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center, University of Washington, 325 9th Ave Box 359960, Seattle, WA 98122, USA; Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center, University of Washington, 325 9th Ave Box 359960, Seattle, WA 98122, USA; Department of Surgery, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, WA 98195, USA
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- Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center, University of Washington, 325 9th Ave Box 359960, Seattle, WA 98122, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Kornblith AE, Graf J, Addo N, Newton C, Callcut R, Grupp‐Phelan J, Jaffe DM. The Utility of Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma Enhanced Physical Examination in Children With Blunt Torso Trauma. Acad Emerg Med 2020; 27:866-875. [PMID: 32159909 DOI: 10.1111/acem.13959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 02/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Computed tomography (CT), the reference standard for diagnosis of intraabdominal injury (IAI), carries risk including ionizing radiation. CT-sparing clinical decision rules for children have relied heavily on physical examination, but they did not include focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST), which has emerged into widespread use during the past decade. We sought to determine the independent associations of physical examination, laboratory studies, and FAST with identification of IAI in children and to compare the test characteristics of these diagnostic variables. We hypothesized that FAST may add incremental utility to a physical examination alone to more accurately identify children who could forgo CT scan. METHODS We reviewed a large trauma database of all children with blunt torso trauma presenting to a freestanding pediatric emergency department during a 20-month period. We used logistic regression to evaluate the association of FAST, physical examination, and selected laboratory data with IAI in children, and we compared the test characteristics of these variables. RESULTS Among 354 children, 50 (14%) had IAI. Positive FAST (odds ratio [OR] = 14.8, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 7.5 to 30.8) and positive physical examination (OR = 15.2, 95% CI = 7.7 to 31.7) were identified as independent predictors for IAI. Physical examination and FAST each had sensitivities of 74% (95% CI = 60% to 85%). Combining FAST and physical examination as FAST-enhanced physical examination (exFAST) improved sensitivity and negative predictive value (NPV) over either test alone (sensitivity = 88%, 95% CI = 76% to 96%) and NPV of 97.3% (95% CI = 94.5% to 98.7%). CONCLUSIONS In children, FAST and physical examinations each predicted the identification of IAI. However, the combination of the two (exFAST) had greater sensitivity and NPV than either physical examination or FAST alone. This supports the use of exFAST in refining clinical predication rules in children with blunt torso trauma.
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- Aaron E. Kornblith
- From the Department of Emergency Medicine and PediatricsUniversity of California San Francisco CA
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- the Department of Emergency MedicineUniversity of California San Francisco CA
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- and the Department of Surgery University of California San Francisco CA
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- From the Department of Emergency Medicine and PediatricsUniversity of California San Francisco CA
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- the Department of Emergency MedicineUniversity of California San Francisco CA
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Lamoshi A, Wagner N, Chen Z, Fabiano T, Wilding GE, Rothstein DH, Bass K. Predictive Model for Operative Intervention after Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Children with Equivocal CT Findings: A Pilot Study. J Surg Res 2020; 255:449-455. [PMID: 32619860 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.05.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND To study the clinical and radiologic factors predicting the need for surgical intervention after blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) in children with equivocal computed tomography (CT) scan findings. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of the trauma database at our level I pediatric trauma center between 2011 and 2019. We selected patients with BAT and equivocal findings for surgical intervention on CT scan. We studied five factors: abdominal wall bruising (AWB), abdominal pain/tenderness (APT), thoracolumbar fracture, the presence of free fluid (FF), and the presence of solid organ injury, all previously reported in the literature to predict the need for operative intervention. We used t-test, the Kruskal-Wallis test and logistic regression to study the association of these factors with the need for operation in our pediatric cohort. RESULTS Of 3044 blunt trauma patients, 288 had abdominal CT scans with 61 patients demonstrating equivocal findings. Operation was performed for 12 patients (19.7%) confirming surgically correctable traumatic injuries. The need for surgical intervention was significantly associated with the age of the patients (P = 0.03), the presence of APT (P = 0.001), AWB (P = 0.01), and FF (P = 0.04). The presence of thoracolumbar fracture and solid organ injury were not significantly associated with the need for operation. For the subset of 37 patients who were injured in a motor vehicle crash, five (13.5%) required surgical intervention, which was significantly associated with the presence of AWB (P = 0.04), APT (P = 0.01), and FF (P = 0.03). A predictive model that used these factors produced a receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.86. CONCLUSIONS In cases of equivocal abdominal CT scan findings to evaluate BAT in children, the presence of abdominal wall tenderness, AWB, or FF may be significant factors predicting more accurately the need for operative intervention. A predictive model using the combination of clinical and image findings might determine with more certainty, the need for surgical intervention in children with BAT and equivocal CT findings. Validation on a larger multi-institutional data set should be done.
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- Abdulraouf Lamoshi
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, John R. Oishei Children's Hospital, Buffalo, New York.
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, John R. Oishei Children's Hospital, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, John R. Oishei Children's Hospital, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, John R. Oishei Children's Hospital, Buffalo, New York; Department of Surgery, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, John R. Oishei Children's Hospital, Buffalo, New York; Department of Surgery, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York
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Spijkerman R, Bulthuis LCM, Hesselink L, Nijdam TMP, Leenen LPH, de Bruin IGJM. Management of pediatric blunt abdominal trauma in a Dutch level one trauma center. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2020; 47:1543-1551. [PMID: 32047960 PMCID: PMC8476366 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-020-01313-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Purpose Most children with intra-abdominal injuries can be managed non-operatively. However, in Europe, there are many different healthcare systems for the treatment of pediatric trauma patients. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the management strategies and outcomes of all pediatric patients with blunt intra-abdominal injuries in our unique dedicated pediatric trauma center with a pediatric trauma surgeon. Methods We performed a retrospective, single-center, cohort study to investigate the management of pediatric patients with blunt abdominal trauma. From the National Trauma Registration database, we retrospectively identified pediatric (≤ 18 years) patients with blunt abdominal injuries admitted to the UMCU from January 2012 till January 2018. Results A total of 121 pediatric patients were included in the study. The median [interquartile range (IQR)] age of patients was 12 (8–16) years, and the median ISS was 16 (9–25). High-grade liver injuries were found in 12 patients. Three patients had a pancreas injury grade V. Furthermore, 2 (1.6%) patients had urethra injuries and 10 (8.2%) hollow viscus injuries were found. Eighteen (14.9%) patients required a laparotomy and 4 (3.3%) patients underwent angiographic embolization. In 6 (5.0%) patients, complications were found and in 4 (3.3%) children intervention was needed for their complication. No mortality was seen in patients treated non-operatively. One patient died in the operative management group. Conclusions In conclusion, it is safe to treat most children with blunt abdominal injuries non-operatively if monitoring is adequate. These decisions should be made by the clinicians operating on these children, who should be an integral part of the entire group of treating physicians. Surgical interventions are only needed in case of hemodynamic instability or specific injuries such as bowel perforation. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s00068-020-01313-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Roy Spijkerman
- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Spijkerman R, Hesselink L, Hellebrekers P, Vrisekoop N, Hietbrink F, Leenen LPH, Koenderman L. Automated flow cytometry enables high performance point-of-care analysis of leukocyte phenotypes. J Immunol Methods 2019; 474:112646. [PMID: 31419409 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2019.112646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Phagocytes such as granulocytes and monocytes are fundamental players in the innate immune system. Activation of these cells can be quantified by the measurement of activation marker expression using flow cytometry. Analysis of receptor expression on inflammatory cells facilitates the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases and can be used to determine the extent of inflammation. However, several major limitations of this analysis precludes application of inflammation monitoring in clinical practice. Fast and automated analysis would minimalize ex vivo manipulation and allow reproducible processing. The aim of this study was to evaluate a fully automated "load & go" flow cytometer for analyzing activation of granulocytes and monocytes in a clinically applicable setting. METHODS Blood samples were obtained from 10 anonymous and healthy volunteers between the age of 18 and 65 years. Granulocyte and monocyte activation was determined by the use of the markers CD35, CD11b and CD10 measured in the automated AQUIOS CL® "load & go" flow cytometer. This machine is able to pierce the tube caps, add antibodies, lyse and measure the sample within 20 min after vena puncture. Reproducibility tests were performed to test the stability of activation marker expression on phagocytes. The expression of activation markers was measured at different time points after blood drawing to analyze the effect of bench time on granulocyte and monocyte activation. RESULTS The duplicate experiments demonstrate a high reproducibility of the measurements of the activation state of phagocytes. Healthy controls showed a very homogenous expression of activation markers at T = 0 (immediately after vena puncture). Activation markers on neutrophils were already significantly increased after 1 h (T = 1) depicted as means (95%Cl) CD35: 2.2× (1.5×-2.5×) p = .028, CD11b: 2.5× (1.7×-3.1×) p = .023, CD10: 2.5× (2.1×-2.7×) p = .009) and a further increase in activation markers was observed after 2 and 3 h. Monocytes also showed a increase in activation markers in 1 h (mean (95%Cl) CD35: 1.8× (1.3×-2.2×) p = .058, CD11b: 2.13× (1.6×-2.4×) p = .025) and also a further significant increase in 2 and 3 h was observed. CONCLUSION This study showed that bench time of one hour already leads to a significant upregulation and bigger variance in activation markers of granulocytes and monocytes. In addition, it is likely that automated flow cytometry reduces intra-assay variability in the analysis of activation markers on inflammatory cells. Therefore, we found that it is of utmost importance to perform immune activation analysis as fast as possible to prevent drawing wrong conclusions. Automated flow cytometry is able to reduce this analysis from 2 h to only 15-20 min without the need of dedicated personnel and in a point-of-care context. This now allows fast and automated inflammation monitoring in blood samples obtained from a variety of patient groups. FUND: This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
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- Roy Spijkerman
- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands; Laboratory of Translational Immunology (LTI) and Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands; Laboratory of Translational Immunology (LTI) and Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands; Laboratory of Translational Immunology (LTI) and Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Translational Immunology (LTI) and Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Translational Immunology (LTI) and Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Gürünlüoğlu K, Yıldırım İO, Kutlu R, Saraç K, Sığırcı A, Bağ HG, Demircan M. Advantages of early intervention with arterial embolization for intra-abdominal solid organ injuries in children. Diagn Interv Radiol 2019; 25:310-319. [PMID: 31199287 PMCID: PMC6622444 DOI: 10.5152/dir.2019.18559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Active bleeding due to abdominal trauma is an important cause of mortality in childhood. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the advantages of early percutaneous transcatheter arterial embolization (PTAE) procedures in children with intra-abdominal hemorrhage due to blunt trauma. METHODS Children with blunt abdominal trauma were retrospectively included. Two groups were identified for inclusion: patients with early embolization (EE group, n=10) and patients with late embolization (LE group, n=11). Both groups were investigated retrospectively and statistically analyzed with regard to lengths of stay in the intensive care unit and in the hospital, first enteral feeding after trauma, blood transfusion requirements, and cost. RESULTS The duration of stay in the intensive care unit was greater in the LE group than in the EE group (4 days vs. 2 days, respectively). The duration of hospital stay was greater in the LE group than in the EE group (14 days vs. 6 days, respectively). Blood transfusion requirements (15 cc/kg of RBC packs) were greater in the LE group than in the EE group (3 vs. 1, respectively). The total hospital cost was higher in the LE group than in the EE group (4502 USD vs. 1371.5 USD, respectively). The time before starting enteral feeding after first admission was higher in the LE group than in the EE group (4 days vs. 1 day, respectively). CONCLUSION Early embolization with PTAE results in shorter intensive care and hospitalization stays, earlier enteral feeding, and lower hospital costs for pediatric patients with intra-abdominal hemorrhage due to blunt trauma.
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- Kubilay Gürünlüoğlu
- From the Departments of Pediatric Surgery (K.G., M.D. ), Radiology (İ.O.Y., R.K., K.S., A.S.) and Biostatistics and Medical Informatics (H.G.B.), İnönü University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey
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- From the Departments of Pediatric Surgery (K.G., M.D. ), Radiology (İ.O.Y., R.K., K.S., A.S.) and Biostatistics and Medical Informatics (H.G.B.), İnönü University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey
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- From the Departments of Pediatric Surgery (K.G., M.D. ), Radiology (İ.O.Y., R.K., K.S., A.S.) and Biostatistics and Medical Informatics (H.G.B.), İnönü University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey
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- From the Departments of Pediatric Surgery (K.G., M.D. ), Radiology (İ.O.Y., R.K., K.S., A.S.) and Biostatistics and Medical Informatics (H.G.B.), İnönü University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey
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- From the Departments of Pediatric Surgery (K.G., M.D. ), Radiology (İ.O.Y., R.K., K.S., A.S.) and Biostatistics and Medical Informatics (H.G.B.), İnönü University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey
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- From the Departments of Pediatric Surgery (K.G., M.D. ), Radiology (İ.O.Y., R.K., K.S., A.S.) and Biostatistics and Medical Informatics (H.G.B.), İnönü University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey
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- From the Departments of Pediatric Surgery (K.G., M.D. ), Radiology (İ.O.Y., R.K., K.S., A.S.) and Biostatistics and Medical Informatics (H.G.B.), İnönü University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey
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External validation of a five-variable clinical prediction rule for identifying children at very low risk for intra-abdominal injury after blunt abdominal trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2019; 85:71-77. [PMID: 29659473 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND A clinical prediction rule was previously developed by the Pediatric Surgery Research Collaborative (PedSRC) to identify patients at very low risk for intra-abdominal injury (IAI) and intra-abdominal injury receiving an acute intervention (IAI-I) who could safely avoid abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans after blunt abdominal trauma (BAT). Our objective was to externally validate the rule. METHODS The public-use dataset was obtained from the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) Intra-abdominal Injury Study. Patients 16 years of age and younger with chest x-ray, completed abdominal history and physical examination, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and amylase or lipase collected within 6 hours of arrival were included. We excluded patients who presented greater than 6 hours after injury or missing any of the five clinical prediction variables from the PedSRC prediction rule. RESULTS We included 2,435 patients from the PECARN dataset, with a mean age of 9.4 years. There were 235 patients with IAI (9.7%) and 60 patients with IAI-I (2.5%). The clinical prediction rule had a sensitivity of 97.5% for IAI and 100% for IAI-I. In patients with no abnormality in any of the five prediction rule variables, the rule had a negative predictive value of 99.3% for IAI and 100.0% for IAI-I. Of the "very low-risk" patients identified by the rule, 46.8% underwent abdominal CT imaging. CONCLUSIONS A highly sensitive clinical prediction rule using history and abdominal physical examination, laboratory values, and chest x-ray was successfully validated using a large public-access dataset of pediatric BAT patients. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Epidemiologic/prognostic study, level III; therapeutic care/management study, level IV.
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Springer E, Frazier SB, Arnold DH, Vukovic AA. External validation of a clinical prediction rule for very low risk pediatric blunt abdominal trauma. Am J Emerg Med 2018; 37:1643-1648. [PMID: 30502218 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 11/17/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Computed tomography (CT) is frequently used to identify intra-abdominal injuries in children with blunt abdominal trauma (BAT). The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) proposed a prediction rule to identify children with BAT who are at very low risk for clinically-important intra-abdominal injuries (CIIAI) in whom CT can be avoided. OBJECTIVE To determine the sensitivity of this prediction rule in identifying patients at very low risk for CIIAI in our pediatric trauma registry. METHODS Retrospective review of our institutional trauma registry to identify patients with CIIAI. CIIAI included cases resulting in death, therapeutic intervention at laparotomy, angiographic embolization of intra-abdominal arterial bleeding, blood transfusion for intra-abdominal hemorrhage, and administration of intravenous fluids for two or more nights for pancreatic or gastrointestinal injuries. Patients were identified using ICD diagnosis and procedure codes. Kappa was calculated to evaluate inter-reviewer agreement. RESULTS Of 5743 patients, 133 (2.3%) had CIIAI. 60% were male and the mean age was 8 (SD 4.4) years. One patient with CIIAI met the proposed very low risk criteria, resulting in a prediction rule sensitivity of 99%, 95% CI [96-100%]. This patient also had extra-abdominal arterial bleeding requiring revascularization, offering an alternative reason for transfusion. Kappa was 0.85, 95% CI [0.82, 0.89], indicating strong inter-rater agreement. CONCLUSIONS One out of 133 patients with CIIAI met very low risk criteria based on the PECARN prediction rule. This study supports the PECARN clinical prediction rule in decreasing CT use in pediatric patients at very low risk for CIIAI.
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Affiliation(s)
- Elise Springer
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2200 Children's Way Suite 1025, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2200 Children's Way Suite 1025, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2200 Children's Way Suite 1025, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary Medicine and the Center for Asthma Research, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2200 Children's Way, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2200 Children's Way Suite 1025, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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