Table 2.
Imaging characteristics, treatment and outcomes of the 828 pediatric patients with traumatic brain injury.
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Skull fracture | 121 (14.6) |
| Linear skull fracture | 70 (8.5) |
| Simple depressed skull fracture | 20 (2.4) |
| Compound depressed skull fracture | 19 (2.3) |
| Diastatic skull fracture | 12 (1.4) |
| Intracranial injuries | |
| Basilar skull fracture | 40 (4.8) |
| Epidural hematoma | 69 (8.3) |
| Subdural hematoma | 97 (11.7) |
| Contusion | 63 (7.6) |
| Brainstem contusion | 4 (0.5) |
| Subarachnoid haemorrhage | 48 (5.8) |
| Intraventricular haemorrhage | 13 (1.6) |
| Diffuse axonal injury | 24 (2.9) |
| Basal cistern | |
| Obliteration | 22 (2.7) |
| Patency | 806 (97.3) |
| Mean midline shift (mm) (SD) | 0.02 (0.1) |
| Midline shift (mm) | |
| <5 | 816 (98.6) |
| ≥5 | 12 (1.4) |
| Surgical treatment | 20 (2.4) |
| Craniotomy with clot removal | 27 (3.3) |
| Decompressive craniectomy with clot removal | 11 (1.3) |
| Intracranial monitoring insertion | 2 (0.2) |
| Hospital-discharge KOSCHI outcome | |
| Death | 18 (2.2) |
| Vegetative stage | 2 (0.2) |
| Severe disability | 6 (0.7) |
| Moderate disability | 13 (1.6) |
| Good recovery | 789 (95.3) |
| Six-month KOSCHI outcome | |
| Death | 18 (2.2) |
| Vegetative stage | 2 (0.2) |
| Severe disability | 3 (0.4) |
| Moderate disability | 15 (1.8) |
| Good recovery | 790 (95.4) |
Abbreviation: KOSCHI: King's Outcome Scale for Childhood Head Injury.