Cerebral vasospasm in children with subarachnoid hemorrhage: frequency, diagnosis, and therapeutic management.

Background: The present study explores the frequency, diagnostic approach, and therapeutic management of cerebral vasospasm in a cohort of children with moderate-to-severe traumatic and nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).

Methods: This was a single-center retrospective study performed over a 10-year period, from January 2010 to December 2019. Children aged from one month to 18 years who were admitted to the pediatric or adult intensive care unit with a diagnosis of SAH were eligible.

Traumatic brain injury in children with thoracic injury: clinical significance and impact on ventilatory management.

Purpose: This study aims to describe the epidemiology and management of chest trauma in our center, and to compare patterns of mechanical ventilation in patients with or without associated moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Methods: All children admitted to our level-1 trauma center from February 2012 to December 2018 following chest trauma were included in this retrospective study.

Results: A total of 75 patients with a median age of 11 [6-13] years, with thoracic injuries were included.