Table 1.
Characteristics of 82 pediatric patients with traumatic brain injury undergoing multimodality neurologic monitoring
| Characteristic | Number (%) of Patients |
|---|---|
| Female, number (%) | 27 (31.8) |
| Race | |
| Hispanic | 41 (48.2) |
| Caucasian | 26 (30.6) |
| Native American | 11 (12.9) |
| African American | 6 (7.1) |
| Asian | 1 (1.2) |
| Need for tier 1 therapies | 85 (100) |
| Need for tier 2 therapies | 24 (28.2) |
| Complications | |
| Pressure ulcer | 12 (14.1) |
| Ventilator assisted pneumonia | 11 (12.9) |
| Deep vein thrombosis | 2 (2.3) |
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 2 (2.3) |
| Acute kidney injury | 1 (1.2) |
| Surgical site infection | 1 (1.2) |
| Multimodal monitoring reporting | 18 (21.1) |
| In-Hospital Mortality | 11 (12.9) |
| Median (IQR) | |
| Age, years | 7.0 (10.0) |
| Initial Glasgow Coma Score | 6.0 (5.0) |
| Pediatric Risk of Mortality III (PRISM III) score | 16.0 (5.0) |
| Total hospitalization length (days) | 19.0 (17.0) |
| Length of pediatric intensive care hospitalization (days) | 14.0 (11.0) |
| Length of intracranial pressure monitoring (days) | 7.0 (5.0) |
| Percent time, ICP > 20 mmHg | 5.5 (13.3) |
| Percent time, CPP < 40 mmHg | 0.2 (0.9) |
Abbreviations: ICP, intracranial pressure; CPP, cerebral perfusion pressure