Volúmen 34 No .2 (2016)

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    Validación de la escala de predicción de lesiones intracraneales Eplic para trauma cráneo-encefálico en niños de 0 a 5 años del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso enero-diciembre 2014. Estudio de test diagnóstico
    (Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, 2016-09) Sempértegui Cárdenas, Pablo Xavier; Castro Calle, Fernando Eugenio
    OBJECTIVE: To determine the validity of a scale prediction of intracranial lesions to brain-cranial trauma in children aged from 0 to 5 years in pediatric emergency in The Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital, 2014. METHODOLOGY: A validation study with a diagnostic test was performed, the sample was calculated with the sample restrictions: sensitivity 80%, specificity 80%, alpha: 5% expected prevalence: 10%, and 7% losses being 409. All children aged from 0 to 5 years with cranial trauma with a representative who agreed to participate by informed consent were included, the abandonment of service and inability to perform CAT skull were excluded. The validated scale ICPS was designed by the author and subjected to validation of theoretical construct. In all cases the scale was filled and CAT was performed as “gold standard” for identifying intracranial lesions analyzed blindly. The information was processed in SPSS and was obtained: sensitivity, specificity, PV +, PV, RL + and RL. RESULTS: A total of 41 patients had intracranial lesions (10%), the most frequent lesion was cerebral edema (56%). The most sensitive parameter was: drop height (95.1%), the highest specificity: the presence of> 2 seizures (100%). A total score of 4 or more obtained the best sensitivity combined with better specificity (97.6% and 78.26%). The UCA for that score was 0.908. CONCLUSIONS: The EPLIC scale is valid for predicting intracranial lesions and therefore it can be a useful tool for handling CBT under 5 years