Defenestration in children younger than 6 years old: mortality predictors in severe head trauma

Defenestration in children younger than 6 years old: mortality predictors in severe head trauma

Purpose This study aims to describe the characteristics of severe head injuries in children less than 6 years old, victims of falls from windows, and identify the main predictive factors of mortality in this population. Patients and methods A cross-sectional study was designed through data derived f...

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Veröffentlicht in:Child's nervous system 2009-09, Vol.25 (9), p.1077-1083
Hauptverfasser: Melo, Jose Roberto Tude, Di Rocco, Federico, Lemos-Júnior, Laudenor Pereira, Roujeau, Thomas, Thélot, Bertrand, Sainte-Rose, Christian, Meyer, Philippe, Zerah, Michel
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accidental Falls
Analysis of Variance
Blood Coagulation Disorders - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Craniocerebral Trauma - epidemiology
Craniocerebral Trauma - etiology
Craniocerebral Trauma - mortality
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Hyperglycemia - epidemiology
Hypothermia - epidemiology
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Logistic Models
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosciences
Neurosurgery
Original Paper
Prevalence
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose This study aims to describe the characteristics of severe head injuries in children less than 6 years old, victims of falls from windows, and identify the main predictive factors of mortality in this population. Patients and methods A cross-sectional study was designed through data derived from medical records of less than 6-year-old children victims of falls from windows presenting with a severe head injury defined by an initial Glasgow coma scale (GCS)
ISSN:0256-7040
1433-0350
DOI:10.1007/s00381-009-0924-5