Volume : VII, Issue : XI, November - 2017

PAEDIATRIC HEAD INJURY IN A PERIPHERAL TERTIARY TRAUMA CARE CENTRE

Dr. S. Senthamaraikannan, Dr. R. Hariharasudan

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 Aim of study:To study on paediatric head injury patients admitted at our trauma unit, in Thanjavur medical college hospital.To analyze the incidence, age, sex, mechanism/ type of injury, associated injuries, presentation, CT findings, management, period of stay and outcome

Materials and methods:Study conducted as a retrospective study from March 2016 to Feuary 2017.Total of 103 patients have been admitted and treated . Inclusion criteria – all children admitted with head injury below the age of 12. Exclusion criteria – paediatric head injury cases treated outside for  more than 24hrs.

Conclusion:Through the retrospective analysis made at Thanjavur medical college hospital trauma unit, we found, Pediatric head injuries compared to adult are relatively uncommon and the most common injury being fracture and EDH rather than SDH as reported in the adult population, and are relatively less severe with very low incidence of mortality

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Dr.S.Senthamaraikannan, Dr.R.Hariharasudan, PAEDIATRIC HEAD INJURY IN A PERIPHERAL TERTIARY TRAUMA CARE CENTRE, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-11 | November-2017

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