Pedram Emami1, Patrick Czorlich2, Friederike S Fritzsche2, Manfred Westphal2, Johannes M Rueger3, Rolf Lefering4, Michael Hoffmann3. 1. Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. p.emami@uke.de. 2. Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. 3. Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. 4. Institute for Research in Operative Medicine (IFOM), Witten/Herdecke University, Ostmerheimerstrasse 200, 51109, Cologne, Germany.
Abstract
PURPOSE: A Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 8 or less in patients suffering from severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents a decision-making marker in terms of intubation. This study evaluated the impact of prehospital intubation on the mortality of these TBI cases among different age groups. METHODS: This study included the data from patients predominantly suffering from severe TBI [Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) of the head ≥ 3, GCS score < 9, Injury Severity Score (ISS) > 9] who were registered in TraumaRegister DGU® from 2002 to 2013. An age-related analysis of five subgroups was performed (1-6, 7-15, 16-55, 56-79, and ≥ 80 years old). The observed and expected mortality were matched according to the Revised Injury Severity Classification, version II. RESULTS: A total of 21,242 patients were included. More often, the intubated patients were severely injured when compared to the non-intubated patients (median ISS 29, IQR 22-41 vs. 24, IQR 16-29, respectively), with an associated higher mortality (42.2% vs. 30.0%, respectively). When compared to the calculated expected mortality, the observed mortality was significantly higher among the intubated patients within the youngest subgroup (42.2% vs. 33.4%, respectively; p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS: The observed mortality in the intubated children 1-6 years old suffering from severe TBI seemed to be higher than expected. Whether or not a GCS score of 8 or less is the only reliable criterion for intubation in this age group should be investigated in further trials.
PURPOSE: A Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 8 or less in patients suffering from severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents a decision-making marker in terms of intubation. This study evaluated the impact of prehospital intubation on the mortality of these TBI cases among different age groups. METHODS: This study included the data from patients predominantly suffering from severe TBI [Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) of the head ≥ 3, GCS score < 9, Injury Severity Score (ISS) > 9] who were registered in TraumaRegister DGU® from 2002 to 2013. An age-related analysis of five subgroups was performed (1-6, 7-15, 16-55, 56-79, and ≥ 80 years old). The observed and expected mortality were matched according to the Revised Injury Severity Classification, version II. RESULTS: A total of 21,242 patients were included. More often, the intubated patients were severely injured when compared to the non-intubated patients (median ISS 29, IQR 22-41 vs. 24, IQR 16-29, respectively), with an associated higher mortality (42.2% vs. 30.0%, respectively). When compared to the calculated expected mortality, the observed mortality was significantly higher among the intubated patients within the youngest subgroup (42.2% vs. 33.4%, respectively; p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS: The observed mortality in the intubated children 1-6 years old suffering from severe TBI seemed to be higher than expected. Whether or not a GCS score of 8 or less is the only reliable criterion for intubation in this age group should be investigated in further trials.
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Glasgow Coma Scale; Intubation; Pediatric; Prehospital; Traumatic brain injury
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