Postdischarge Care of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in Argentina: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.
Postdischarge Care of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in Argentina: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.
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10.1097/pcc.0000000000000772
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2016-07
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Vanella EE
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Carney NA;Petroni GJ;Luján SB;Ballarini NM;Faguaga GA;du Coudray HE;Huddleston AE;Baggio GM;Becerra JM;Busso LO;Dikmen SS;Falcone R;García ME;González Carrillo OR;Medici PL;Quaglino MB;Randisi CA;Sáenz SS;Temkin NR;Vanella EE
To develop, in partnership with families of children with traumatic brain injury (TBI), a post-discharge intervention that is effective, simple and sustainable. Randomized Controlled Trial Seven Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Centers in Argentina. Persons less than 19 years of age admitted to one of the study hospitals with a diagnosis of severe, moderate, or complicated mild TBI, and were discharged alive. Patients were randomly assigned to either the Intervention or Standard Care group. A specially trained Community Resource Coordinator (CRC) was assigned to each family in the Intervention group. We hypothesized that children with severe, moderate, and complicated mild TBI who received the intervention would have significantly better functional outcomes at 6-months post-discharge than those who received standard care. We further hypothesized there would be a direct correlation between patient outcome and measures of family function. The primary outcome measure was a composite measured at 6-months post-injury. There were 308 patients included in the study; 61% male. Forty-four percent sustained a complicated mild TBI, 18% moderate, and 38% severe. Sixty-five percent of the patients were 8 years old or younger, and over 70% were transported to the hospital without ambulance assistance. There was no significant difference between groups on the primary outcome measure. There was a statistically significant correlation between the primary outcome measure and scores on the Family Impact Module of the PedsQL (ρ= 0.57; p < 0.0001). Children with better outcomes lived with families reporting better function at 6-months post-injury. While no significant effect of the intervention was demonstrated, this study represents the first conducted in Latin America that documents the complete course of treatment for pediatric patients with TBI spanning hospital transport through hospital care and into the post-discharge setting.