72 Incidence and Outcome of Inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury at the Paediatric Intensive Care Units in the Netherlands

Background Inflicted traumatic brain injury (iTBI) is recognized as a major cause of death and poor outcome in young children. Aim To determine the incidence and outcome of children with iTBI at the Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) in the Netherlands. Methods The Dutch PICU registry was used to identify all children (0–2 years) who were admitted with traumatic brain injury (TBI) between 1-1-2005 and 31-12-2009. ITBI was defined as (1)proven with a confession or conviction, (2)confirmed by the Child protective services or (3)brain injuries, fractures or retinal hemorrhages incompatible w... Mehr ...