Patient demographics and discharge disposition
| Population (n=110) | |
| Age (mean±SD) (years) | 9.6±5.6 |
| Male (n, %) | 69 (62.7) |
| Female (n, %) | 41 (27.3) |
| BMI (mean±SD) | 23.2±18.2 |
| Time from injury to C-spine MRI (mean±SD) (hours) | 22.2±19.4 |
| Time from injury to C-spine FE radiography (mean±SD) (hours) | 605±905.9 |
| Length of PICU stay (mean±SD) (hours) | 208.0±267.2 |
| Length of hospital stay (mean±SD) (days) | 8.7±12.8 |
| Injury type | (n=103) |
| Accidental (n, %) | 91 (88.4) |
| Non-accidental (n, %) | 12 (11.7) |
| Trauma level | (n=57) |
| Level 1 (n, %) | 32 (56.1) |
| Level 2 (n, %) | 25 (43.9) |
| ED presentation | |
| GCS (median, IQR) | 15.0, 3.5 |
| Injury Severity Score (median, IQR) | 9, 13 |
| Head Injury Severity Score (median, IQR) | 5, 3 |
| Neurological deficit (n, %) | 60 (54.5) |
| Neck pain (n, %) | 60 (54.5) |
| Skull fracture (n, %) | 30 (27.3) |
| Loss of consciousness (n, %) | 22 (20.0) |
| Tracheostomy placement (n, %) | 4 (3.6) |
| Other bodily injury (n, %) | 47 (42.7) |
| Discharge disposition | |
| Home (n, %) | 88 (80.0) |
| Rehabilitation (n, %) | 10 (9.1) |
| Death (n, %) | 3 (2.7) |
| Other (n, %) | 9 (8.2) |
| Insurance type | |
| Private (n, %) | 82 (74.5) |
| Medicaid (n, %) | 12 (10.9) |
| No fault (n, %) | 4 (3.6) |
| Other (n, %) | 8 (7.3) |
| Self-pay (n, %) | 4 (7.3) |
Patient demographics at presentation and discharge disposition. Rates of injury type (n=103), trauma level (n=57), and length of PICU stay (n=54) were calculated for the specified number of patients for whom data were provided. Time from injury to C-spine MRI (n=47) and to C-spine FE radiography (n=27) were calculated for those patients for whom an estimated time of initial injury was provided. Continuous data are presented as mean (±SD); ordinal data are presented as median and IQR (3rd quartile–1st quartile).
BMI, body mass index; C-spine, cervical spine; ED, emergency department; FE, flexion-extension; GCS, Glasgow Coma Score; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit.