Diferencia entre revisiones de «Skull fracture (peds)»
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**Leads to pneumocephalus | **Leads to pneumocephalus | ||
*CTX 2gm IV + metronidazole 500mg +/- Vancomycin 1gm IV | *CTX 2gm IV + metronidazole 500mg +/- Vancomycin 1gm IV | ||
==See Also== | |||
*[[Head Trauma]] | |||
[[Category:Trauma]] | [[Category:Trauma]] | ||
[[Category:Peds]] | [[Category:Peds]] | ||
[[Category:Neuro]] | [[Category:Neuro]] | ||
Revisión del 06:45 3 ene 2014
Background
Pediatric
- fxs are predictors of intracranial inj
- infants higher risk for fx since thinner bones
- most fxs have hematomas
Diagnosis
- All skull fx require Head CT
Management
- ABX indicated for:
- Open fx
- Depressed fx
- Involves sinus
- Leads to pneumocephalus
- CTX 2gm IV + metronidazole 500mg +/- Vancomycin 1gm IV