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. 2021 Mar 31;35(1):3–15. doi: 10.1007/s12028-021-01190-8

Table 2.

Clinical Decisions Made in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Using MMM Reporting

Clinical Decision No. of patients (%)
Timing of Neuroimaging 18/18 (100.0)
 Testing of Tolerance of Lying Flat 3/18 (16.7)
Adjustment of Paralytic Therapy 2/18 (11.1)
 Escalation of Therapy 2/2 (100.0)
 De-Escalation of Therapy 2/2 (100.0)
Adjustment of Hyperosmolar Therapy 4/18 (22.2)
 Escalation of Therapy 4/4 (100.0)
 De-Escalation of Therapy 4/4 (100.0)
Adjustment of Pentobarbital Therapy 6/18 (33.3)
 Escalation of Therapy 6/6 (100.0)
 De-escalation of Therapy 6/6 (100.0)
Use of Provocative Autoregulation Testing 3/18 (16.7)
Adjustment of CPP Threshold 3/18 (16.7)
 Lowering of CPP Threshold 2/3 (66.7)
 Raising of CPP Threshold 1/3 (33.3)
Adjustment of PaCO2 goal 2/18 (11.1)
 Lowering of PaCO2 Threshold 2/2 (100.0)
 Raising of PaCO2 Threshold 2/2 (100.0)
Surgical Decision Making 3/18 (100.0)
 EVD Placement 1/3 (33.3)
 Decompressive Craniectomy 1/3 (33.3)

 Intracortical Electrode Monitoring

 Placement

1/3 (33.3)
 Removal of Invasive Neuromonitoring 18/18 (100.0)
Timing of Extubation in Patients without Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Therapies 16/16 (100.0)
Body Repositioning for Improved Jugular Venous Return 2/18 (11.1)
Discussion of MMM Findings in Prognostication with Patient Surrogates 2/18 (11.1)

Abbreviations: %, percent; CPP, cerebral perfusion pressure; EVD, external ventricular drain; MMM, multimodal neurologic monitoring; No, number; PaCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide