Publication: Variability in the management of infants under 3 months with minor head injury in paediatric emergency departments
dc.contributor.author | Alonso-Cadenas, Jose Antonio | |
dc.contributor.author | Calderon-Checa, Rosa Maria | |
dc.contributor.author | Ferrero-Garcia-Loygorri, Clara | |
dc.contributor.author | Duran-Hidalgo, Isabel | |
dc.contributor.author | Perez-Garcia, Maria Jose | |
dc.contributor.author | Delgado-Gomez, Pablo | |
dc.contributor.author | Jimenez-Garcia, Raquel | |
dc.contributor.authoraffiliation | [Alonso-Cadenas, Jose Antonio] Univ Nino Jesus, Hosp Infantil, Serv Urgencias, Madrid, Spain | |
dc.contributor.authoraffiliation | [Garcia, Raquel Jimenez] Univ Nino Jesus, Hosp Infantil, Serv Urgencias, Madrid, Spain | |
dc.contributor.authoraffiliation | [Calderon Checa, Rosa Maria] Hosp Univ Materno Infantil Doce Octubre, Serv Urgencias, Madrid, Spain | |
dc.contributor.authoraffiliation | [Garcia-Loygorri, Clara Ferrero] Hosp Univ Materno Infantil Gregorio Maranon, Serv Urgencias, Madrid, Spain | |
dc.contributor.authoraffiliation | [Hidalgo, Isabel Duran] Hosp Univ Materno Infantil Malaga, Serv Urgencias, Malaga, Spain | |
dc.contributor.authoraffiliation | [Perez Garcia, Maria Jose] Hosp Univ Puerta Hierro, Serv Pediat, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain | |
dc.contributor.authoraffiliation | [Gomez, Pablo Delgado] Hosp Univ Materno Infantil Virgen Rocio, Serv Urgencias, Seville, Spain | |
dc.contributor.funder | Sociedad Española de Urgencias de Pediatría (SEUP) | |
dc.contributor.group | Grp Trabajo Traumatismo | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-05-03T14:43:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-05-03T14:43:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-02-17 | |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction: In the assessment of infants younger than 3 months with minor traumatic head injury (MHI), it is essential to adapt the indication of imaging tests. The Pediatric Head Injury/Trauma Algorithm (PECARN) clinical prediction rule is the most widely used to guide clinical decision making.Objectives: To analyse the variability in the performance of imaging tests in infants under 3 months with MHI in paediatric emergency departments and the adherence of each hospital to the recommendations of the PECARN rule. Population and methods: We conducted a prospective multicentre observational study in 13 paediatric emergency departments in Spain between May 2017 and November 2020.Results: Of 21,981 children with MHI, 366 (1.7%) were aged less than 3 months; 195 (53.3%) underwent neuroimaging, with performance of CT scans in 37 (10.1%; interhospital range, 0%-40.0%), skull X-rays in 162 (44.3%; range, 0%-100%) and transfontanellar ultrasound scans in 22 (6.0%; range, 0%-24.0%). The established recommendations were followed in 25.6% (10/39) of infants classified as high-risk based on PECARN criteria (range, 0%-100%); 37.1% (36/97) clas-sified as intermediate-risk (range, 0%-100%) and 57.4% (132/230) classified as low-risk (range, 0%-100%).Conclusion: We found substantial variability and low adherence to the PECARN recommenda-tions in the performance of imaging tests in infants aged less than 3 months with MHI in Spanish paediatric emergency departments s, mainly due to an excessive use of skull X-rays.(c) | |
dc.description.abstract | Introducción: En la valoración de los lactantes menores de 3 meses con un traumatismo craneoencefálico (TCE) leve es imprescindible adecuar la indicación de pruebas radiológicas. La regla de predicción clínica (RPC) PECARN es la más utilizada para ayudar en la toma de decisiones clínicas. Objetivos: Evaluar la variabilidad en la realización de pruebas radiológicas en los menores de 3 meses con un TCE leve en los servicios de urgencias pediátricos (SUP) y la adherencia de cada hospital a las recomendaciones de la RPC PECARN. Población y métodos: Estudio de cohortes prospectivo en <3 meses con un TCE leve que consultaron en 13 SUP espa˜ noles entre mayo de 2017 y noviembre de 2020. Resultados: Se atendieron 21.981 pacientes con un TCE leve, de los que 366 (1,7%) eran menores de 3 meses. Se realizaron pruebas de imagen al 53,3% (195): TC craneal a 37 [10,1% (rango entre hospitales 0%-40,0%)], radiografía de cráneo a 162 [44,3% (rango 0%-100%)] y ecografía transfontanelar a 22 [6,0% (rango 0%-24,0%)]. Se siguieron las recomendaciones PECARN en el 25,6% (10/39) de los lactantes con criterios de alto riesgo (rango 0%-100%); el 37,1% (36/97) de los de riesgo intermedio (rango 0%-100%) y el 57,4% (132/230) de los de bajo riesgo (rango 0%-100%). Conclusiones: Existe gran variabilidad, con un bajo cumplimiento de las recomendaciones PECARN, en la realización de pruebas radiológicas en los menores de 3 meses que consultan por un TCE leve en los SUP españoles, a expensas fundamentalmente de un exceso en el empleo de radiografías de cráneo. | |
dc.description.version | Si | |
dc.identifier.citation | Alonso-Cadenas JA, Calderón Checa RM, Ferrero García-Loygorri C, Durán Hidalgo I, Pérez García MJ, Delgado Gómez P, et al. Variability in the management of infants under 3 months with minor head injury in paediatric emergency departments. An Pediatr (Engl Ed). 2023 Feb;98(2):83-91 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.anpedi.2022.10.009 | |
dc.identifier.essn | 1695-9531 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1695-4033 | |
dc.identifier.unpaywallURL | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anpedi.2022.10.009 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21969 | |
dc.identifier.wosID | 933064500001 | |
dc.issue.number | 2 | |
dc.journal.title | Anales de pediatria | |
dc.journal.titleabbreviation | An. pediatr. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.organization | Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga | |
dc.page.number | 83-91 | |
dc.provenance | Realizada la curación de contenido 23/05/2025 | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2341-2879(23)00018-2 | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | |
dc.rights.accessRights | open access | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | Paediatric emergency department | |
dc.subject | Minor head injury | |
dc.subject | Infants | |
dc.subject | Children younger | |
dc.subject | Trauma | |
dc.subject | Servicios de urgencias | |
dc.subject | Traumatismo craneal leve | |
dc.subject | Lactante | |
dc.subject.decs | Lactante | |
dc.subject.decs | Servicio de urgencia en hospital | |
dc.subject.decs | Rayos X | |
dc.subject.decs | Traumatismos craneocerebrales | |
dc.subject.decs | Toma de decisiones clínicas | |
dc.subject.decs | Neuroimagen | |
dc.subject.mesh | X-Rays | |
dc.subject.mesh | Craniocerebral Trauma | |
dc.subject.mesh | Tomography, X-Ray Computed | |
dc.subject.mesh | Neuroimaging | |
dc.subject.mesh | Emergency Service, Hospital | |
dc.title | Variability in the management of infants under 3 months with minor head injury in paediatric emergency departments | |
dc.title.alternative | Variabilidad en la atención en urgencias al lactante menor de 3 meses con un traumatismo craneoencefálico leve | |
dc.type | research article | |
dc.type.hasVersion | VoR | |
dc.volume.number | 98 | |
dc.wostype | Article | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication |
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