@article{ref1,
title="Severe head injury among children: Prognostic factors and outcome",
journal="Injury",
year="2009",
author="Bahloul, M. and Hamida, Chokri Ben and Chelly, Hedi and Chaari, Adel and Kallel, Hatem and Dammak, Hassen and Rekik, Noureddine and Bahloul, Kamel and Mahfoudh, Kheireddine Ben and Hachicha, Mongia and Bouaziz, Mounir",
volume="40",
number="5",
pages="535-540",
abstract="AIM: To determine predictive factors of mortality among children after traumatic brain injury. METHODS: A retrospective study over 8 years of 222 children with severe head injury (Glasgow Coma Scale score</=8) glucose serum and mydriasis, bilateral or haemorrhage meningeal shock of presence PRISM, ISS high admission, on PTS low that showed analysis Univariate died. (24.3%) children 54 -8.5; 14.3+ was (PRISM) Mortality Risk Paediatric mean -2.1 3.7+ (PTS) Score Trauma -6.9, 28.2+ (ISS) Severity Injury -1.5, 6+ score Scale Coma Glasgow Mean (75.7%). accident traffic road trauma cause main The years. -3.8 7.54+ age with girls, 59 (73.4%) boys 163 included study RESULTS: stay. unit care intensive during admission recorded were data radiological biological clinical, demographic, Basic Tunisia). (Sfax, hospital university a to admitted>10mmoll(-1) were associated with mortality rate. Multivariate analysis showed that factors associated with a poor prognosis were PRISM>20 and bilateral mydriasis on admission. CONCLUSIONS: In Tunisia, head injury is a frequent cause of hospital admission and is most often due to road traffic accidents. Short-term prognosis is poor, with a high mortality rate (24.3%), and is influenced by demographic, clinical, radiological and biological factors. <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-1383",
doi="10.1016/j.injury.2008.04.018",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2008.04.018"
}