Coagulopathy Predicts Mortality in Pediatric Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
Doshi B, Meeks S, Hendrickson J, Reisner A, Leong T, Winkler A, Meyer E. Coagulopathy Predicts Mortality in Pediatric Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. Blood 2014, 124: 2891. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v124.21.2891.2891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjury Severity ScoreTraumatic brain injuryGlasgow Coma ScaleHigher Injury Severity ScoreAbnormal coagulation studiesPediatric trauma patientsCoagulation studiesBrain injuryPediatric patientsTrauma patientsSeverity scoreAdult studiesInitial complete blood countLower Glasgow Coma ScaleAbnormal fibrinogen levelsBlood product replacementPediatric TBI patientsPediatric TBI populationLower GCS scoreMechanism of injuryBaseline demographic dataRetrospective pilot studyComplete blood countCause of deathChildren ages 1