Table 3. Outcomes of 117 children with severe traumatic brain injury admitted to seven study centers.
Total | Center 1 | Center 2 | Center 3 | Center 4 | Center 5 | Center 6 | Center 7 | |
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n = 117 | n = 15 | n = 34 | n = 14 | n = 25 | n = 13 | n = 9 | n = 7 | |
N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | |
Discharge disposition | ||||||||
Home w/o homecare | 106 (90.6) | 13 (86.7) | 31 (91.1) | 13 (92.9) | 20 (80.0) | 13 (100.0) | 9 (100.0) | 7 (100.0) |
Home with homecare | 2 (1.7) | 2 (13.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Other hospital | 6 (5.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 95.9) | 1 (7.1) | 3 (12.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Death | 3 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Pediatric Cerebral Performance category Scale (PCPC) at Hospital discharge | ||||||||
Normal | 62 (53.0) | 7 (46.7) | 19 (55.9) | 6 (42.9) | 13 (52.0) | 11 (84.6) | 3 (33.3) | 3 (42.9) |
Mild disability | 21 (18.0) | 4 (26.7) | 6 (17.7) | 2 (14.3) | 1 (4.0) | 2 (15.4) | 4 (44.4) | 2 (28.6) |
Moderate disability | 12 (10.3) | 1 (6.7) | 7 (20.6) | 1 (7.1) | 2 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (14.3) |
Severe disability | 17 (14.5) | 2 (13.3) | 1 (2.9) | 4 (28.6) | 7 (28.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (22.2) | 1 (14.3) |
Coma or vegetative state | 2 (1.7) | 1 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0) 0.0) |
Brain death | 3 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Pediatric Overall Performance Category Scale (POPC) at Hospital discharge | ||||||||
Good overall performance | 58 (50.0) | 8 (53.3) | 15 (44.1) | 5 (35.7) | 12 (48.0) | 11 (84.6) | 4 (44.4) | 3 (42.9) |
Mild overall performance | 24 (20.5) | 3 (20.0) | 9 (26.5) | 3 (21.4) | 2 (8.0) | 2 (15.4) | 3 (33.3) | 2 (28.6) |
Moderate overall performance | 14 (12.0) | 1 (6.7) | 7 (20.6) | 3 (21.4) | 2 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (14.3) |
Severe overall performance | 16 (13.7) | 2 (13.3) | 2 (5.9) | 2 (14.3) | 7 (28.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (22.2) | 1 (14.3) |
Coma or vegetative state | 2 (1.7) | 1 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Death | 3 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |