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Abnormal intra-aural pressure waves associated with death in African children with acute nontraumatic coma

Abnormal intra-aural pressure waves associated with death in African children with acute nontraumatic coma
Abnormal intra-aural pressure waves associated with death in African children with acute nontraumatic coma

BACKGROUND: We explored the relationship between tympanic membrane displacement (TMD) measurements, a tool to monitor intracranial pressure noninvasively, and clinical features and death in children with acute coma in Kilifi, Kenya.

METHODS: Between November 2007 and September 2009, we made serial TMD measurements and clinical observations on children with acute coma (Blantyre coma score (BCS) ≤ 2) on the pediatric high dependency unit of Kilifi District Hospital, and on well children presenting to the hospital's outpatient department for routine follow-up. We examined middle ear function using tympanometry and measured cardiac pulse (CPA) and respiratory pulse pressure amplitudes (RPA) using the TMD analyzer.

RESULTS: We recruited 75 children (32 (43%) females; median age 3.3 (IQR: 2.0, 4.3) years). Twenty-one (28%) children died. Higher TMD measurements predicted death. Adjusting for diagnosis, every 50 nl rise in both semirecumbent and recumbent CPA was associated with increased odds of death associated with intracranial herniation (OR: 1.61, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.07, 2.41; P = 0.02 and OR: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.10, 1.66; P ≤ 0.01 respectively).

CONCLUSION: Raised TMD pulse pressure measurements are associated with death and may be useful in detecting and monitoring risk of intracranial herniation and intracranial pressure in childhood coma.

Acoustic Impedance Tests, Blood Pressure, Brain Diseases, Child, Child, Preschool, Coma, Female, Humans, Infant, Intracranial Pressure, Kenya, Malaria, Cerebral, Male, Monitoring, Physiologic, Observer Variation, Time Factors, Tympanic Membrane, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
0031-3998
38-43
Gwer, Samson
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Gwer, Samson, Kazungu, Michael, Chengo, Eddie, Ohuma, Eric O., Idro, Richard, Birch, Tony, Marchbanks, Robert, Kirkham, Fenella J. and Newton, Charles R. (2015) Abnormal intra-aural pressure waves associated with death in African children with acute nontraumatic coma. Pediatric Research, 78 (1), 38-43. (doi:10.1038/pr.2015.57).

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: We explored the relationship between tympanic membrane displacement (TMD) measurements, a tool to monitor intracranial pressure noninvasively, and clinical features and death in children with acute coma in Kilifi, Kenya.

METHODS: Between November 2007 and September 2009, we made serial TMD measurements and clinical observations on children with acute coma (Blantyre coma score (BCS) ≤ 2) on the pediatric high dependency unit of Kilifi District Hospital, and on well children presenting to the hospital's outpatient department for routine follow-up. We examined middle ear function using tympanometry and measured cardiac pulse (CPA) and respiratory pulse pressure amplitudes (RPA) using the TMD analyzer.

RESULTS: We recruited 75 children (32 (43%) females; median age 3.3 (IQR: 2.0, 4.3) years). Twenty-one (28%) children died. Higher TMD measurements predicted death. Adjusting for diagnosis, every 50 nl rise in both semirecumbent and recumbent CPA was associated with increased odds of death associated with intracranial herniation (OR: 1.61, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.07, 2.41; P = 0.02 and OR: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.10, 1.66; P ≤ 0.01 respectively).

CONCLUSION: Raised TMD pulse pressure measurements are associated with death and may be useful in detecting and monitoring risk of intracranial herniation and intracranial pressure in childhood coma.

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Accepted/In Press date: 12 December 2014
e-pub ahead of print date: 19 March 2015
Published date: July 2015
Keywords: Acoustic Impedance Tests, Blood Pressure, Brain Diseases, Child, Child, Preschool, Coma, Female, Humans, Infant, Intracranial Pressure, Kenya, Malaria, Cerebral, Male, Monitoring, Physiologic, Observer Variation, Time Factors, Tympanic Membrane, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Local EPrints ID: 420601
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/420601
ISSN: 0031-3998
PURE UUID: be197536-853b-4bdb-a324-d35cf02b7ffe
ORCID for Tony Birch: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2328-702X
ORCID for Fenella J. Kirkham: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2443-7958

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Author: Samson Gwer
Author: Michael Kazungu
Author: Eddie Chengo
Author: Eric O. Ohuma
Author: Richard Idro
Author: Tony Birch ORCID iD
Author: Robert Marchbanks
Author: Charles R. Newton

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