Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
World Neurosurg. 2023 Dec;180:e786-e790. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.10.048. Epub 2023 Oct 16.
BACKGROUND: A clinical concern exists that pediatric patients with whiplash-associated disorder (WAD) might have missed structural injuries or, alternatively, subsequently develop structural injuries over time, despite initially negative imaging findings. The primary objective of this study is to assess follow-up imaging usage for pediatric patients presenting with WAD. METHODS: A retrospective review of 444 pediatric patients presenting to a level 1 pediatric trauma hospital from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2019 was performed. Imaging was reviewed at the initial encounter and the 3- and 6-month follow-up appointments. RESULTS: At the initial evaluation, children aged <6 years were more likely to receive radiographs (P = 0.007) and magnetic resonance imaging (P = 0.048) than were children aged 6-11 and 12-18 years. At the 3- and 6-month follow-up appointments, persistent neck pain was rare, representing <15% of patients at either time. Regardless of pain persistence, 80.2% of patients seen at the 3-month follow-up and 100% of patients at the 6-month follow-up underwent additional imaging studies. At the 3-month follow-up, children with persistent neck pain were more likely to undergo magnetic resonance imaging than were patients without persistent pain (P < 0.001). Also, patients with persistent neck pain were also more likely to not undergo any imaging evaluation (P = 0.002). Follow-up imaging studies did not reveal new structural injuries at either time point. CONCLUSIONS: Follow-up imaging for pediatric patients with low-grade WAD did not identify new structural pathology-in patients with or without persistent neck pain.
背景:临床关注到,患有挥鞭样损伤(WAD)的儿科患者可能存在漏诊的结构损伤,或者尽管最初影像学检查未见异常,但随着时间的推移可能会出现结构损伤。本研究的主要目的是评估患有 WAD 的儿科患者的随访影像学使用情况。
方法:回顾性分析了 2010 年 1 月 1 日至 2019 年 12 月 31 日期间在一家一级儿科创伤医院就诊的 444 名儿科患者。在初次就诊时和 3 个月及 6 个月的随访中对影像学检查结果进行了评估。
结果:在初次评估中,年龄<6 岁的儿童比年龄为 6-11 岁和 12-18 岁的儿童更有可能接受 X 线摄影(P=0.007)和磁共振成像(P=0.048)。在 3 个月和 6 个月的随访中,持续性颈部疼痛罕见,在任何时间点均<15%的患者。无论疼痛是否持续,80.2%在 3 个月随访时就诊的患者和 100%在 6 个月随访时就诊的患者均进行了额外的影像学检查。在 3 个月随访时,持续性颈部疼痛的儿童比无持续性疼痛的患者更有可能接受磁共振成像(P<0.001)。此外,持续性颈部疼痛的患者也更有可能不接受任何影像学评估(P=0.002)。在任何时间点,随访影像学检查均未发现新的结构损伤。
结论:在患有低级别 WAD 的儿科患者中,随访影像学检查并未发现新的结构病变——无论是有持续性颈部疼痛的患者还是无持续性颈部疼痛的患者。
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