Objective: To explore the relationship between BIG scores (basic defect, INR, GCS) and discharge dysfunction (pediatric brain function classification (PCPC) ≥ 4) in children with multiple traumas complicated with brain injury. Design a retrospective cohort study of pediatric trauma databases from 2001 to 2018. The first level trauma project of the Affiliated Pediatric Hospital of the Place University targets children aged 2-17 who have suffered major blunt trauma, including traumatic brain injury (TBI), and meet the trauma group activation criteria. The intervention measures had no measurement method and the main outcome was determined by two investigators who were previously unaware of the BIG score to determine the discharge PCPC score. Measure the BIG score upon arrival at the emergency department. The age of 609 study patients was (9.7 ± 4.4) years old, with a median injury severity score of 22 (IQR 12). 171/609 cases (28%) had PCPC ≥ 4 (primary outcome). After adjusting for neurosurgical surgical requirements (OR 2.83, 95% CI 1.69-4.74), pupil fixation and dilation (OR 3.1, 95% CI 1.49-6.38), on-site or referral hospital intubation (OR 2.82, 95% CI 1.35-5.87), and other assumed predictive factors for poor prognosis, BIG constituted a multivariate predictor of PCPC ≥ 4 (OR 2.39, 95% CI 1.81-3.15). The area under the BIG ROC curve is 0.87 (0.84-0.90). Using the optimal BIG inflection point value ≤ 8, the sensitivity and net present value of dysfunction at discharge were 93% and 96%, respectively. The sensitivity of GCS ≤ 8 is 79%, and the net present value is 91%. The BIG score of children with GCS score 3 is associated with brain death (OR 2.13, 95% CI 1.58-2.36). BIG also predicted the recovery tendency of hospitalized children (OR 2.26, 95% CI 2.17-2.35). Conclusion: The BIG score is a simple and quickly obtainable disease severity score, which is an independent predictor of functional dependence in TBI and other traumatic children upon discharge. The BIG score may help determine the ideal target audience for TBI trials during the treatment window period in trauma and neurointensive care programs.
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Chinese Journal of Neurology was established in 1955, the predecessor of which is Chinese Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. Chinese Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry has been indexed by MEDLINE until 1996, when it was divided into two journals, Chinese Journal of Neurology, and Chinese Journal of Psychiatry. Chinese Journal of Neurology is now indexed by EM, SCOPUS, AJ, WPRIM, CNKI, Wanfang Data, CSCD, etc. The impact factor of the journal is 2.755 in 2017, ranking the first among all neurological and psychological journals in China and among all the 142 medical journals published by the Chinese Medical Association. The journal is available both in print and online.