Health Condition 1: S062- Diffuse traumatic brain injury
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Transcranial doppler: Patient will be managed by measuring Pulsatality Index (PI) using transcranial doppler, if PI is more than 1.2, 3% Hypertonic saline will be infused at 1.5ml/kg. T
Sponsors
Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Consent given by parents or guardian Moderate traumatic brain injury (Glassgow coma scale 9-12) Severe traumatic brain injury (Glassgow coma scale less than 8)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Previous history of traumatic brain injury Visual disorder that precluded neurocognitive testing Presence of a neurological condition other than traumatic brain injury confirmed or reported by parents Mild traumatic brain injury Patients expired within 3 months of ICU discharge
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the short-term neurological outcome in paediatric head injury patients at discharge and at 3 months on the basis of score called Paediatric Cerebral Performance Category (PCPC) score.Timepoint: At discharge and at 3 months after discharge. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Initial Rotterdam Computed tomography score for prediction of outcome. 2. FOUR score based assessment and prediction of outcome of all paediatric head injury patients.Timepoint: At discharge and at 3 months from discharge. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Rajeev Chauhan
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Outcome results
None listed