Timing for Assessment of Bleeding Diathesis in Pediatric Blunt Traumatic Brain Injury
Coagulation studies and factor level assays were not routinely obtained following blunt head trauma in pediatric patients. Coagulation abnormalities were, however, observed in >50% of patients who underwent testing. These patients may have coagulation abnormalities that persist for 2 weeks after injury without an underlying bleeding disorder. Further delineating the time frame of these abnormalities may inform practice guidelines for the diagnostic evaluation of underlying bleeding disorders and follow-up.
Authors
- Nataly Apollonsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6388-1760)
- Stephanie Papillon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9431-1288)
- Sahal Master (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8518-8107)
- Harsh Grewal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9487-9527)
- Kasey Chelemedos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3710-1698)
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Pediatrics and Genetics (US)
- Center for Clinical Research (United States) (US)
- St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (US)
- Drexel University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003409
- Primary Topic
- Child Abuse and Related Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00