Table 1

Basic clinical data and course in study infants

Patient
Age (years)
Sex
Type of trauma
Glasgow Coma Scale on admission
Peak ICP (mmHg)
Initial cranial CT
Extent of craniectomy
Timepoint of craniectomy (days post-trauma)
Extubation (days post-trauma)

1
5
Female
Fall (3 m)
4
43
Bilateral skull fracture, infratentorial tSAH, DBS
Bilateral
1 and 2
7
2
5
Female
Fall (5 m)
5
30
Right-sided frontal brain contusion and tSAH, secondary DBS
Bilateral
3 and 5
8
3
11
Female
Child abuse
3
30
Right-sided acute subdural hematoma, extensive DBS
Right
1
6
4
6
Male
Car accident
4
70
Unilateral skull fracture; brain contusion in frontal lobe, basal ganglia and corpus callosum (DAI)
Bilateral
6
11
5
11
Male
Car accident
3
41
Left-sided calvarial and skull base fracture, tSAH, DBS
Left
2
9
6
9
Female
Kick by a horse
7
20
Left-sided temporal brain contusions, traumatic ventricular bleeding, infratentorial tSAH
Suboccipital
2
7

CT, computed tomography; DAI, diffuse axonal injury; DBS, diffuse brain swelling; ICP, intracranial pressure; tSAH, traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Ruf et al. Critical Care 2003 7:R133   doi:10.1186/cc2361