Effet de la contusion pulmonaire sur le pronostic du traumatisme crânien grave chez l'enfant (original) (raw)

2000, Annales Françaises d'Anesthésie et de Réanimation

Effect of a pulmonary contusion on the outcome of severely head injured children. Objectives: To assess the effects of a pulmonary contusion (PC) on the outcome of a severe head trauma (SHT) in children less than 15-year-old. Study design: Retrospective study. Patients: The study included 30 severely head injured children with a Glasgow Coma Scale score (GCS) ≤ 8, associated with a PC (PC+) diagnosed on a thoracic CT-scan and 30 severely head injured children without PC (PC-). Methods: Outcome was assessed using the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS), on discharge and six months later. Age, body weight, gender, GCS, PTS, ISS, hypoxaemia, arterial hypotension, the results of the cerebral CT-scan,