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Neurocrit Care ; 38(1): 71-84, 2023 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36171518

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BACKGROUND: Brain tissue hypoxia is an independent risk factor for unfavorable outcomes in traumatic brain injury (TBI); however, systemic hyperoxemia encountered in the prevention and/or response to brain tissue hypoxia may also impact risk of mortality. We aimed to identify temporal patterns of partial pressure of oxygen in brain tissue (PbtO2), partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2), and PbtO2/PaO2 ratio associated with mortality in children with severe TBI. METHODS: Data were extracted from the electronic medical record of a quaternary care children's hospital with a level I trauma center for patients ≤ 18 years old with severe TBI and the presence of PbtO2 and/or intracranial pressure monitors. Temporal analyses were performed for the first 5 days of hospitalization by using locally estimated scatterplot smoothing for less than 1,000 observations and generalized additive models with integrated smoothness estimation for more than 1,000 observations. RESULTS: A total of 138 intracranial pressure-monitored patients with TBI (median 5.0 [1.9-12.8] years; 65% boys; admission Glasgow Coma Scale score 4 [3-7]; mortality 18%), 71 with PbtO2 monitors and 67 without PbtO2 monitors were included. Distinct patterns in PbtO2, PaO2, and PbtO2/PaO2 were evident between survivors and nonsurvivors over the first 5 days of hospitalization. Time-series analyses showed lower PbtO2 values on day 1 and days 3-5 and lower PbtO2/PaO2 ratios on days 1, 2, and 5 among patients who died. Analysis of receiver operating characteristics curves using Youden's index identified a PbtO2 of 30 mm Hg and a PbtO2/PaO2 ratio of 0.12 as the cut points for discriminating between survivors and nonsurvivors. Univariate logistic regression identified PbtO2 < 30 mm Hg, hyperoxemia (PaO2 ≥ 300 mm Hg), and PbtO2/PaO2 ratio < 0.12 to be independently associated with mortality. CONCLUSIONS: Lower PbtO2, higher PaO2, and lower PbtO2/PaO2 ratio, consistent with impaired oxygen diffusion into brain tissue, were associated with mortality in this cohort of children with severe TBI. These results corroborate our prior work that suggests targeting a higher PbtO2 threshold than recommended in current guidelines and highlight the potential use of the PbtO2/PaO2 ratio in the management of severe pediatric TBI.


Asunto(s)
Lesiones Traumáticas del Encéfalo , Lesiones Encefálicas , Hipoxia Encefálica , Masculino , Humanos , Niño , Adolescente , Femenino , Encéfalo , Lesiones Traumáticas del Encéfalo/complicaciones , Lesiones Encefálicas/complicaciones , Oxígeno/análisis , Hipoxia Encefálica/complicaciones , Hipoxia , Presión Intracraneal/fisiología
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Pediatr Crit Care Med ; 23(6): 425-434, 2022 06 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35283451

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OBJECTIVES: The microbiome may be affected by trauma and critical illness. Many studies of the microbiome in critical illness are restricted to a single body site or time point and confounded by preexisting conditions. We report temporal and spatial alterations in the microbiome of previously healthy children with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN: We collected oral, rectal, and skin swabs within 72 hours of admission and then twice weekly until ICU discharge. Samples were analyzed by 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. Children undergoing elective outpatient surgery served as controls. Alpha and beta diversity comparisons were performed with Phyloseq, and differentially abundant taxa were predicted using Analysis of Composition of Microbiomes. SETTING: Five quaternary-care PICUs. PATIENTS: Patients less than 18 years with severe TBI requiring placement of an intracranial pressure monitor. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Three hundred twenty-seven samples were analyzed from 23 children with severe TBI and 35 controls. The community composition of initial oral (F = 3.2756, R2 = 0.0535, p = 0.012) and rectal (F = 3.0702, R2 = 0.0649, p = 0.007) samples differed between TBI and control patients. Rectal samples were depleted of commensal bacteria from Ruminococcaceae, Bacteroidaceae, and Lachnospiraceae families and enriched in Staphylococcaceae after TBI (p < 0.05). In exploratory analyses, antibiotic exposure, presence of an endotracheal tube, and occurrence of an infection were associated with greater differences of the rectal and oral microbiomes between TBI patients and healthy controls, whereas enteral nutrition was associated with smaller differences (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The microbiome of children with severe TBI is characterized by early depletion of commensal bacteria, loss of site specificity, and an enrichment of potential pathogens. Additional studies are needed to determine the impact of these changes on clinical outcomes.


Asunto(s)
Lesiones Traumáticas del Encéfalo , Microbiota , Bacterias , Niño , Enfermedad Crítica , Humanos , Microbiota/genética , ARN Ribosómico 16S/genética
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BMJ Case Rep ; 17(8)2024 Aug 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39122381

RESUMEN

Vitamin K is an essential dietary cofactor required for the synthesis of active forms of vitamin K-dependent procoagulant proteins. Vitamin K deficiency, particularly late-onset deficiency occurring between 1 week and 6 months of age, can cause a life-threatening bleeding disorder. An exclusively breastfed, full-term, 6-week-old infant male presented with severe haemorrhagic shock and multi-system organ failure related to caregiver refusal of intramuscular vitamin K after birth. Coagulation studies were normalised within 8 hours of intramuscular vitamin K administration. An increasing number of caregivers are refusing intramuscular vitamin K which has led to a rise in the incidence of vitamin K deficiency bleeding. Health policy organisations around the world emphasise the benefits of intramuscular vitamin K and risks of refusal, particularly in exclusively breastfed infants who are at higher risk due to low vitamin K levels in breast milk. This case highlights the multi-system severity of this life-threatening yet preventable disorder.


Asunto(s)
Insuficiencia Multiorgánica , Choque Hemorrágico , Deficiencia de Vitamina K , Vitamina K , Humanos , Masculino , Insuficiencia Multiorgánica/etiología , Deficiencia de Vitamina K/complicaciones , Lactante , Choque Hemorrágico/etiología , Vitamina K/uso terapéutico , Vitamina K/administración & dosificación , Lactancia Materna , Sangrado por Deficiencia de Vitamina K/diagnóstico , Inyecciones Intramusculares , Negativa del Paciente al Tratamiento
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