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- Title
Brain tissue oxygen tension monitoring in pediatric severe traumatic brain injury.
- Authors
Figaji, Anthony A.; Zwane, Eugene; Thompson, Crispin; Fieggen, A. Graham; Argent, Andrew C.; Le Roux, Peter D.; Peter, Jonathan C.
- Abstract
Brain tissue oxygen tension (PbtO2) monitoring is used increasingly in adult severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) management. Several factors are known to influence PbtO2 in adults, but the variables that affect PbtO2 in pediatric TBI are not well described. This study examines the relationships between PbtO2 and (1) physiological markers of potential secondary insults commonly used in pediatric TBI, in particular intracranial pressure (ICP), cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), and systemic hypoxia, and (2) other clinical factors and treatment received that may influence PbtO2. In this prospective observational study, 52 children (mean age, 6.5 ± 3.4 years; range, 9 months to 14 years old) with severe TBI and a median post-resuscitation Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) of 5 were managed with continuous PbtO2 monitoring. The relationships between PbtO2 parameters ( $${\text{PbtO}}_{2_{{\text{low}}} } $$, PbtO2 < 5, PbtO2 < 10, and $${\text{mPbtO}}_{2_{{\text{24}}} } $$) and clinical, physiological, and treatment factors were explored using time-linked data and Spearman’s correlation coefficients. No clinical, physiological, or treatment variable was significantly associated with all PbtO2 parameters, but individual associations were found with initial GCS (PbtO2 < 5, p = 0.0113), admission Pediatric Trauma Score (PbtO2 < 10, 0.0175), mICP > 20 ( $${\text{mPbtO}}_{2_{{\text{24}}} } $$, p = 0.0377), CPPlow ( $${\text{PbtO}}_{2_{{\text{low}}} } $$, p = 0.0065), CPP < 40 ( $${\text{PbtO}}_{2_{{\text{low}}} } $$, p = 0.0269; PbtO2 < 5, p = 0.0212), PaO2 < 60 ( $${\text{mPbtO}}_{2_{{\text{24}}} } $$, p = 0.0037), SaO2 < 90 ( $${\text{PbtO}}_{2_{{\text{low}}} } $$, p = 0.0438), and use of inotropes during ICU care ( $${\text{PbtO}}_{2_{{\text{low}}} } $$, p = 0.0276; PbtO2 < 10, p = 0.0277; p = $${\text{mPbtO}}_{2_{{\text{24}}} } $$). Delivery of oxygen to the brain is important to limit secondary neuronal injury after severe TBI. Our data show that PbtO2 is poorly predicted by clinical and physiological factors commonly measured in the pediatric ICU. Multimodality monitoring may be needed to detect all secondary cerebral insults in pediatric TBI.
- Subjects
TISSUES; BRAIN injuries; DISEASE management; PEDIATRICS; INTRACRANIAL pressure; BRAIN diseases
- Publication
Child's Nervous System, 2009, Vol 25, Issue 10, p1335
- ISSN
0256-7040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00381-009-0821-y