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Hindi Short Communication, J Spine Neurosurg Vol: 5 Issue: 6
Does Presentation Time Matter in Abusive Head Trauma
| Chau H, Krueger B and Vadivelu S* | |
| Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA | |
| Corresponding author : Sudhakar Vadivelu
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave. MLC-2016 Cincinnati, OH, USA Tel: (513) 636-5333 Fax: (513) 636-2808 E-mail: sudhakar.vadivelu@cchmc.org |
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| Received: April 11, 2016 Accepted: August 04, 2016 Published: August 14, 2016 | |
| Citation: Chau H, Krueger B, Vadivelu S (2016) Does Presentation Time Matter in Abusive Head Trauma. J Spine Neurosurg 5:6. doi: 10.4172/2325-9701.1000241 |
Abstract
With interest, we read the article by Vadivelu and in this article,
the authors performed a novel retrospective study of the relationship
between time delay to presentation for medical treatment following
non-accidental head trauma (NAHT) in pediatric patients with
patient outcomes at discharge [1]. Categorizing time delay as <6
hours (without delay), 6-12 hours (moderate delay), and >12 hours
(severe delay), it was concluded that patients who presented to
pediatric emergency departments after a moderate delay following
NAHT were associated with the worst outcomes.
