Caroline Baud1, Benjamin Crulli2, Jean-Noël Evain3, Clément Isola1, Isabelle Wroblewski1, Pierre Bouzat3, Guillaume Mortamet4. 1. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, La Tronche, France. 2. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK. 3. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Grenoble Alps University Hospital, La Tronche, France. 4. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, La Tronche, France. gmortamet@chu-grenoble.fr.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study aims to describe the epidemiology and management of chest trauma in our center, and to compare patterns of mechanical ventilation in patients with or without associated moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS: All children admitted to our level-1 trauma center from February 2012 to December 2018 following chest trauma were included in this retrospective study. RESULTS: A total of 75 patients with a median age of 11 [6-13] years, with thoracic injuries were included. Most patients also had extra-thoracic injuries (n = 71, 95%) and 59 (79%) had TBI. A total of 52 patients (69%) were admitted to intensive care and 31 (41%) were mechanically ventilated. In patients requiring mechanical ventilation, there was no difference in tidal volume or positive end-expiratory pressure in patients with moderate-to-severe TBI when compared with those with no-or-mild TBI. Only one patient developed Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. A total of 6 patients (8%) died and all had moderate-to-severe TBI. CONCLUSION: In this small retrospective series, most patients requiring mechanical ventilation following chest trauma had associated moderate-to-severe TBI. Mechanical ventilation to manage TBI does not seem to be associated with more acute respiratory distress syndrome occurrence.
PURPOSE: This study aims to describe the epidemiology and management of chest trauma in our center, and to compare patterns of mechanical ventilation in patients with or without associated moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS: All children admitted to our level-1 trauma center from February 2012 to December 2018 following chest trauma were included in this retrospective study. RESULTS: A total of 75 patients with a median age of 11 [6-13] years, with thoracic injuries were included. Most patients also had extra-thoracic injuries (n = 71, 95%) and 59 (79%) had TBI. A total of 52 patients (69%) were admitted to intensive care and 31 (41%) were mechanically ventilated. In patients requiring mechanical ventilation, there was no difference in tidal volume or positive end-expiratory pressure in patients with moderate-to-severe TBI when compared with those with no-or-mild TBI. Only one patient developed Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. A total of 6 patients (8%) died and all had moderate-to-severe TBI. CONCLUSION: In this small retrospective series, most patients requiring mechanical ventilation following chest trauma had associated moderate-to-severe TBI. Mechanical ventilation to manage TBI does not seem to be associated with more acute respiratory distress syndrome occurrence.
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