PECARN TBI risk group < | Children in TBI risk group N | Clinically important TBI* n (% within risk group; 95% CI) |
---|---|---|
Children <2 years of age | 956 | 6 (0.6; 0.3 to 1.4) |
Very low risk | 546 | 0 (0; 0 to 0.7) |
Not very low risk | 410 | 6 (1.5; 0.6 to 3.2) |
Intermediate risk | 381 | 4 (1.1; 0.4 to 2.7) |
High risk | 29 | 2 (6.9; 1.9 to 22.0) |
Children ≥2 years of age | 1472 | 13 (0.9; 0.5 to 1.5) |
Very low risk | 767 | 0 (0; 0 to 0.5) |
Not very low risk | 705 | 13 (1.8; 1.1 to 3.2) |
Intermediate risk | 537 | 2 (0.4; 0.1 to 1.4) |
High risk | 168 | 11 (6.6; 3.7 to 11.4) |
Overall (both age groups) | 2428 | 19 (0.8; 0.5 to 1.2) |
Very low risk | 1313 | 0 (0; 0 to 0.3) |
Not very low risk | 1115 | 19 (1.7; 1.1 to 2.7) |
*Clinically important TBI defined as death, intubation >24 h, neurosurgery or two or more nights in the hospital for management of the head injury.
PECARN, Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network; TBI, traumatic brain injury.