Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death among injured children. Depending on geographic location, and trauma resources, pediatric patients may be treated at pediatric (PTC), adult (ATC), or mixed trauma centers (MTC). The effect of the type of trauma center on outcomes in severe TBI is not known.
Methods: NTDB study (2007-2014), level 1 trauma centers, patients ≤14years with severe isolated TBI (head AIS≥3 and extracranial AIS≤2). Demographic, clinical and injury characteristics were abstracted. Logistic regression was used to compare outcomes between the three types of trauma centers.
Results: 10,402 patients met inclusion criteria. 4430 (42.6%) were admitted in PTC, 4044 (38.9%) in ATC and 1928 (18.5%) in MTC. Overall, 39.9% of patients had head AIS 3, 55.5% had AIS 4 and 4.6% AIS 5. Mortality was 3.2% (2.0% in PTC, 4.5% in ATC and 3.3% in MTC). On logistic regression, treatment at ATC was associated with significantly higher mortality than PTC (OR 1.55, p=0.011). There was no significant difference between PTC and MTC (p=0.394). There was no significant difference in mortality between the 3 types of trauma centers in the subgroups of patients with head AIS 3 or 5. However, patients with head AIS 4 treated at MTC had significantly lower mortality (OR 0.163, 95% CI 0.053-0.501, p=0.002).
Conclusion: Patients with isolated severe TBI treated at PTC have significantly better survival than patients treated at ATC, but not MTC. In the subgroup of patients with isolated TBI and a head AIS score of 4, patients treated at MTC have improved survival than those treated at PTC.
Level Of Evidence: III.
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