Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Concussion in the Acute Setting

Corwin, Daniel J.; Grady, Matthew F.; Master, Christina L.; Joffe, Mark; Zonfrillo, Mark R.

doi:10.1097/pec.0000000000002498

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“…Therefore, emergency medicine and other acute care clinicians can and should be given guidance on school reentry, wherein the children could be safely reinitiated before the first follow-up visit. 25 Potential limitations of the study include the fact that it is conducted at a single site, limiting the generalizability of our findings. In addition, there may be even less compliance in a community ED compared with an academic center.…”

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Documented Visio-Vestibular Examination and Anticipatory Guidance for Pediatric Concussion Patients

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Pediatr Emer Care

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ObjectivesPediatric concussion patients are frequently managed in the primary care or acute care settings. Optimal care includes vision and vestibular assessments, as well as targeted anticipatory guidance for return to school and activity. We aimed to examine clinical practices related to the evaluation and management of concussion patients at children's hospital-based emergency department (ED) and primary care/urgent care settings.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective chart review of children aged 5 to 18 years who presented to either the ED or the primary and urgent care settings during a 2-year period. We evaluated 2 concussion management practices: (1) completion of the visio-vestibular examination and (2) provision of anticipatory guidance and follow-up.ResultsAmong patients seen in the ED (n = 500), only 12.4% had at least 1 component of the visio-vestibular examination performed compared with 51.3% of patients (n = 78) in the primary and urgent care settings (P < 0.05). Regarding anticipatory guidance, 86.2% of ED patients were advised to engage in cognitive rest, and 94.2% were told to physically rest compared with 67.9% and 72.8% in the primary and urgent care settings (P < 0.05), respectively. Follow-up recommendations were provided similarly for both settings (92.0% in the ED and 85.9% in the primary/urgent care, P = 0.077).ConclusionsAlthough most pediatric concussion patients receive instructions acutely about cognitive and physical rest, there is opportunity to increase the frequency of visio-vestibular testing in both the ED and the primary care settings. Future efforts should focus on strategies to consistently optimize visio-vestibular assessment given its value in concussion diagnosis.

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“…However, prolonged school removal is detrimental, and pediatrician visits might be more difficult to attend. Therefore, emergency medicine and other acute care clinicians can and should be given guidance on school reentry, wherein the children could be safely reinitiated before the first follow-up visit 25 …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%