Vomiting With Head Trauma and Risk of Traumatic Brain Injury

Author:

Borland Meredith L.12,Dalziel Stuart R.34,Phillips Natalie56,Dalton Sarah7,Lyttle Mark D.8910,Bressan Silvia811,Oakley Ed81213,Hearps Stephen J.C.8,Kochar Amit14,Furyk Jeremy15,Cheek John A.812,Neutze Jocelyn16,Babl Franz E.81213,

Affiliation:

1. Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Australia;

2. Division of Paediatrics and Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia;

3. Starship Children’s Health, Auckland, New Zealand;

4. Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand;

5. Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, South Brisbane, Australia;

6. Child Health Research Centre, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia;

7. The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia;

8. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia;

9. Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, United Kingdom;

10. Academic Department of Emergency Care, University of the West of England, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom;

11. Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy;

12. The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia;

13. Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia;

14. Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia;

15. The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Australia; and

16. Kidz First Children’s Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of traumatic brain injuries in children who vomit after head injury and identify variables from published clinical decision rules (CDRs) that predict increased risk. METHODS: Secondary analysis of the Australasian Paediatric Head Injury Rule Study. Vomiting characteristics were assessed and correlated with CDR predictors and the presence of clinically important traumatic brain injury (ciTBI) or traumatic brain injury on computed tomography (TBI-CT). Isolated vomiting was defined as vomiting without other CDR predictors. RESULTS: Of the 19 920 children enrolled, 3389 (17.0%) had any vomiting, with 2446 (72.2%) >2 years of age. In 172 patients with ciTBI, 76 had vomiting (44.2%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 36.9%–51.7%), and in 285 with TBI-CT, 123 had vomiting (43.2%; 95% CI 37.5%–49.0%). With isolated vomiting, only 1 (0.3%; 95% CI 0.0%–0.9%) had ciTBI and 2 (0.6%; 95% CI 0.0%–1.4%) had TBI-CT. Predictors of increased risk of ciTBI with vomiting by using multivariate regression were as follows: signs of skull fracture (odds ratio [OR] 80.1; 95% CI 43.4–148.0), altered mental status (OR 2.4; 95% CI 1.0–5.5), headache (OR 2.3; 95% CI 1.3–4.1), and acting abnormally (OR 1.86; 95% CI 1.0–3.4). Additional features predicting TBI-CT were as follows: skull fracture (OR 112.96; 95% CI 66.76–191.14), nonaccidental injury concern (OR 6.75; 95% CI 1.54–29.69), headache (OR 2.55; 95% CI 1.52–4.27), and acting abnormally (OR 1.83; 95% CI 1.10–3.06). CONCLUSIONS: TBI-CT and ciTBI are uncommon in children presenting with head injury with isolated vomiting, and a management strategy of observation without immediate computed tomography appears appropriate.

Publisher

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Subject

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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