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Stroke in the pediatric intensive care unit
Ictus en cuidados intensivos pediátricos
Javier Zorrilla Abada, Débora Sanz Álvarezb,c, Gema Manrique Martínb,c, Laura Herrera Castillob,c, Jesús López-Herce Cida,b,c,
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a Departamento de Salud Pública y Maternoinfantil, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
b Servicio de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
c Red de Intervenciones de Atención Primaria para la Prevención de Enfermedades Crónicas Materno-Infantiles (RICORS) RD21/0012/0011, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Table 2. Comparison of deceased versus surviving stroke patients.
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Abstract
Objectives

To analyze the frequency, causes, risk factors, mortality and sequelae of stroke in children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

Design

Single-center retrospective observational study based on a prospective database.

Setting

Pediatric intensive care unit.

Patients

Children between one month and eighteen years of age admitted to the PICU and diagnosed with stroke were included.

Main variables of interest

Epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic and treatment data, sequelae and mortality were recorded.

Interventions

None.

Results

46 patients were studied, of whom 29 (63%) had an ischemic stroke, 14 (30.4%) a hemorrhagic stroke, 1 (2.2%) venous sinus thrombosis and 2 (4.3%) mixed stroke. 11 patients (23.9%) had heart disease and 7 (15.2%) were treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or ventricular assist. 8.6% of patients were treated with fibrinolysis or thrombectomy. 9 patients (19.6%) died. Patients with heart disease and those treated with ECMO had a higher mortality rate. 23 children, 62.1% of survivors, suffered sequelae at discharge. The most frequent sequelae were hemiparesis. Sequelae were significantly more frequent in patients who presented with motor symptoms (76.2%) (p < 0.001).

Conclusions

The frequency of ischemic stroke in pediatric patients is higher than that of hemorrhagic stroke. Pediatric patients who suffer a stroke have a high mortality rate and a high rate of sequelae. Patients with heart disease and those treated with ECMO are those who present stroke most frequently and have a higher mortality rate.

Keywords:
Pediatric stroke
Pediatric stroke code
Thrombectomy
Fibrinolysis
Prognostic
Resumen
Objetivos

Analizar la frecuencia, las causas, los factores de riesgo, la mortalidad y las secuelas del ictus en los niños ingresados en cuidados intensivos pediátricos (UCIP).

Diseño

Análisis retrospectivo unicéntrico observacional sobre una base de datos prospectiva.

Ámbito

Servicio de cuidados intensivos pediátricos.

Pacientes

Se incluyeron los niños entre un mes y dieciocho años ingresados en la UCIP y diagnosticados de ictus.

Variables de interés principales

Se registraron los datos epidemiológicos, clínicos, de diagnóstico y tratamiento, secuelas y mortalidad.

Intervenciones

Ninguna.

Resultados

Se estudiaron 46 pacientes, de los cuales 29 (63%) presentaron un ictus isquémico, 14 (30,4%) un ictus hemorrágico, 1 (2,2%) trombosis de senos venosos y 2 (4,3%) ictus mixto. Once pacientes (23,9%) sufrían una cardiopatía y 7 (15,2%) estaban sometidos a tratamiento con oxigenación con membrana extracorpórea (ECMO) o asistencia ventricular. El 8,6% de los pacientes fueron tratados con fibrinólisis o trombectomía. Nueve pacientes (19,6%) fallecieron. Los pacientes con cardiopatía y los tratados con ECMO presentaron mayor mortalidad. Veintitrés niños, el 62,1% de los supervivientes, sufrieron secuelas al alta. La secuela más frecuente fue la hemiparesia. Las secuelas fueron significativamente más frecuentes en pacientes que comenzaron la clínica con síntomas motores (76,2%) (p < 0,001).

Conclusiones

La frecuencia del ictus isquémico en pacientes pediátricos es mayor que la del ictus hemorrágico. Los pacientes pediátricos que sufren un ictus tienen una elevada mortalidad y una alta tasa de secuelas. Los pacientes con cardiopatía y los tratados con ECMO son los que presentan ictus con mayor frecuencia y tienen mayor mortalidad.

Palabras clave:
Ictus pediátrico
Código ictus pediátrico
Trombectomía
Fibrinolisis
Pronóstico

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