To evaluate the management and long term renal
function with DMSA scintigraphy in pediatric severe traumatic kidney injury
(STKI) grade IV (STKI IV) and V (STKI V) at the trauma center of Grenoble
teaching hospital.
Materials and methods: This is a single-center
retrospective study between 2004 and 2014. All children under the age of 15
managed at the Grenoble teaching hospital for a STKI IV or V were included. The
trauma grade was radiologically diagnosed on arrival at hospital, using the
classification of the American association for surgery of trauma.
The management followed the algorithm in
effect in the establishment. The assessment of the renal function was performed
by a DMSA scintigraphy after at least 6 months from the injury.
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