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Risk factors and outcomes in pediatric blunt cardiac injuries

Brent Emigh1,2, Areg Grigorian3, Joshua Dilday4

  • 1Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Brent_Emigh@Brown.edu.

Pediatric Surgery International
|May 9, 2023
PubMed

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Pediatric blunt cardiac injury (BCI) is rare but deadly. Pulmonary contusions and hemothorax are key indicators for BCI screening in children after trauma.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric trauma care
  • Cardiovascular injury research
  • Emergency medicine

Background:

  • Blunt cardiac injury (BCI) is poorly understood in children compared to adults.
  • Identifying pediatric BCI risk factors can improve trauma screening.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify risk factors and predictors for blunt cardiac injury (BCI) in pediatric patients.
  • To inform targeted screening protocols for children sustaining blunt trauma.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) database (2017-2019).
  • Inclusion of pediatric patients (≤16 years) with blunt trauma.
  • Regression analysis to determine independent risk factors for BCI.

Main Results:

  • BCI incidence was <0.2% in 266,045 pediatric trauma patients.
  • All-cause mortality for pediatric BCI was 26%.
  • Pulmonary contusions (OR 15.4) and hemothorax (OR 8.9) were strongest predictors of BCI.

Conclusions:

  • Pulmonary contusions and hemothorax in pediatric trauma patients warrant further investigation for BCI.
  • These findings support enhanced screening for BCI in children presenting with specific thoracic injuries.
Abstract

Keywords:
ArrhythmiaBluntCardiacContusionHemothoraxPediatrics

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