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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1683-9803</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Pediatría (Asunción)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Pediatr. (Asunción)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1683-9803</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Pediatría]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1683-98032021000100059</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.31698/ped.48012021010</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Traumatismo craneoencefálico leve en el departamento de urgencias de pediatría del Hospital de Clínicas de San Lorenzo: características clínico epidemiológicas y frecuencia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Mild head injury in the pediatric emergency department of the San Lorenzo Clinical Hospital: clinical-epidemiological characteristics and frequency]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ferreira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Adriana]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Iramain]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ricardo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bogado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Norma]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jara]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alfredo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cardozo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Laura]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ortiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Garcete]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Guillen]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ma. José]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sandoval]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción Hospital de Clínicas Departamento de Urgencias Pediátricas]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>48</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>59</fpage>
<lpage>64</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1683-98032021000100059&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1683-98032021000100059&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1683-98032021000100059&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  El traumatismo craneoencefálico ocurre comúnmente en la infancia. La mayoría de los traumatismos craneales en niños son leves y no están asociados con lesiones cerebrales o secuelas a largo plazo. Sin embargo, un pequeño número de niños que parecen estar en bajo riesgo puede tener una lesión cerebral traumática clínicamente importante.  Objetivo:  determinar la frecuencia, características clínicas y epidemiológicas del traumatismo cráneo encefálico leve en el departamento de emergencias pediátricas del hospital de clínicas de San Lorenzo.  Materiales y Métodos:  estudio observacional, descriptivo, retrospectivo de corte transversal, se incluyeron pacientes menores a 18 años con diagnóstico de Traumatismo craneoencefálico leve que ingresan a sala de observación del Departamento de Urgencias del Hospital de Clínicas desde noviembre del 2017 hasta noviembre del 2019.  Resultados:  fueron ingresados 55 pacientes con diagnóstico de TCE leve, el 53% del sexo masculino, el 36% pertenecían a lactantes mayores, la mayoría procedían del área metropolitana. En cuanto al mecanismo de traumatismo el 62% fue por caída de propia altura con un promedio de 0,9 ± 0,91 m, el 20% presento pérdida del conocimiento. Todos los pacientes ingresaron al departamento de urgencias vigiles y con un Glasgow 15/15, en cuanto a los hallazgos radiológicos se constató fractura de cráneo en 5% Se realizo estudios de imagen en el 55% de los pacientes en donde más del 60% fueron normales.  Conclusión:  en pacientes con traumatismo craneoencefálico leve los médicos deben decidir si el paciente se realizará una tomografía en base al juicio clínico y a guías internacionalmente estandarizadas para tal efecto ya que las mismas exponen a radiaciones ionizantes que aumentan los riesgos a largo plazo de neoplasias letales. Esto permite que los niños con riesgo bajo a intermedio no sean expuestos innecesariamente a radiaciones.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Traumatic brain injury occurs commonly in childhood. Most head injuries in children are mild and are not associated with long-term brain injuries or sequelae. However, a small number of children who appear to be at low risk may have a clinically important TBI.  Objective:  to determine the frequency, clinical and epidemiological characteristics of mild head trauma in the pediatric emergency department of the San Lorenzo Clinical Hospital.  Materials and Methods:  this was an observational, descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study that included patients under 18 years of age with a diagnosis of mild head injury who were admitted to the observation room of the Emergency Department of the Clinical Hospital from November 2017 to November 2019. Results: 55 patients with a diagnosis of mild TBI were admitted, 53% male, 36% were older infants, the majority came from the metropolitan area. Regarding the trauma mechanism, 62% was due to a fall from their own height with an average of 0.9 ± 0.91 m, 20% presented loss of consciousness. All patients were admitted to the emergency department awake and with a Glasgow 15/15, regarding the radiological findings, a skull fracture was confirmed in 5%. Imaging studies were performed in 55% of the patients, more than 60% of these were normal.  Conclusion:  in patients with mild head injury, doctors must decide whether the patient will undergo a tomography based on clinical judgment and internationally standardized guidelines for this purpose, since they expose them to ionizing radiation that increases the long-term risks of lethal neoplasms. This allows low to intermediate risk children to not be unnecessarily exposed to radiation.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[emergencias tomografía simple]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Head trauma]]></kwd>
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