• Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jan 2020

    Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound During Critical Illness in Children: Survey of Practices in Pediatric Neurocritical Care Centers.

    • Kerri L LaRovere, Robert C Tasker, Mark Wainwright, Karin Reuter-Rice, Brian Appavu, Darryl Miles, Karen Lidsky, Patrick Vittner, Daniel Gundersen, Nicole F O'Brien, and Pediatric Neurocritical Care Research Group (PNCRG).
    • Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
    • Pediatr Crit Care Me. 2020 Jan 1; 21 (1): 67-74.

    ObjectivesThe scope of transcranial Doppler ultrasound in the practice of pediatric neurocritical care is unknown. We have surveyed pediatric neurocritical care centers on their use of transcranial Doppler and analyzed clinical management practices.DesignElectronic-mail recruitment with survey of expert centers using web-based questionnaire.SettingSurvey of 43 hospitals (31 United States, 12 international) belonging to the Pediatric Neurocritical Care Research Group.PatientsNone.InterventionsNone.Measurements And Main ResultsA 67% (29/43) hospital-response rate. Of these centers, 27 reported using transcranial Doppler in the PICU; two hospitals opted out due to lack of transcranial Doppler availability/use. The most common diagnoses for using transcranial Doppler in clinical care were intracranial/subarachnoid hemorrhage (20 hospitals), arterial ischemic stroke (14 hospitals), and traumatic brain injury (10 hospitals). Clinical studies were carried out and interpreted by credentialed individuals in 93% (25/27) and 78% (21/27) of the centers, respectively. A written protocol for performance of transcranial Doppler in the PICU was available in 30% (8/27 hospitals); of these, two of eight hospitals routinely performed correlation studies to validate results. In 74% of the centers (20/27), transcranial Doppler results were used to guide clinical care: that is, when to obtain a neuroimaging study (18 hospitals); how to manipulate cerebral perfusion pressure with fluids/vasopressors (13 hospitals); and whether to perform a surgical intervention (six hospitals). Research studies were also commonly performed for a range of diagnoses.ConclusionsAt least 27 pediatric neurocritical care centers use transcranial Doppler during clinical care. In the majority of centers, studies are performed and interpreted by credentialed personnel, and findings are used to guide clinical management. Further studies are needed to standardize these practices.

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