Non-neurologic organ dysfunction plays a major role in predicting outcomes in pediatric traumatic brain injury
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Kamil Hanna, Mohammad Hamidi, Phillip Vartanyan, Marion Henry, Lourdes Castanon, Andrew Tang, Muhammad Zeeshan, Narong Kulvatunyou, Bellal Joseph
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Abstract
Background
Nonneurological organ dysfunction (NNOD) occurs after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and is associated with mortality. The aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of NNOD and its association with outcomes in pediatric patients with TBI. We hypothesized that NNOD is associated with worse outcomes in pediatric patients with severe TBI.
Methods
We performed a 4-year (2013–16) analysis of our prospectively maintained TBI database. All patients (age
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