From: Pediatric torticollis: clinical report and predictors of urgency of 1409 cases
Total | 1409 |
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Age (years) – median (IQR; 5° − 95°) | 5.7 (5.8; 0.5–13.9) |
Males – no. (%) | 757 (54) |
Triage - Code Red – no. (%) - Code Yellow/Orange/Blue – no. (%) - Code Green – no. (%) - Code White – no. (%) | 0 (0) 130 (9.2) 1114 (79.1) 163 (11.6) |
History of trauma – no. (%) | 393 (27.9) |
Time from onset to referral (days) – median (IQR; 5° – 95° centile) Time from onset to referral (< 24 h) – no. (%) | 0 (0; 0–14) 822 (58.3) |
Clinical presentation – no. (%) - Head deviation - to the right - to the left - Pain - Sore throat - Fever (> 38 °C) - Cervical tumefaction/lymphadenopathy - Headache - Earache - Vomiting - Dizziness/vertigo - Other | 1179 (83.7) 434 (36.8) 745 (63.2) 1176 (83.5) 225 (16.0) 159 (11.3) 90 (6.4) 72 (5.1) 69 (4.9) 44 (3.1) 19 (1.3) 125 (8.9) |
Laboratory workup - WBC (cells/µl) – median (IQR; 5° – 95°) - Neutrophils (%) – median (IQR; 5° – 95°) - Leukocytosis – no. (%)* - CRP ≥ 0.5 mg/dl – no. (%)* | 9520 (5550; 5110–19,390) 57.7 (25.5; 23.2–83.5) 68 (30.9) 106 (49.8) |
Medical imaging – no. (%) - Radiography with findings - CT scan with findings - Ultrasound with findings - MRI with findings | 663 (47.1) 395 (28.0) 82 (20.8) 175 (12.4) 82 (46.9) 165 (11.7) 111 (67.3) 76 (5.4) 42 (55.3) |
Specialist consultation – no. (%) - Orthopedic - Neurologist - Otolaryngologist - Neurosurgeon - Ophthalmologist - Oncologist - Anesthesiologist - Other | 359 (25.5) 231 (16.4) 112 (7.9) 49 (3.5) 37 (2.6) 35 (2.5) 16 (1.1) 7 (0.5) 29 (2.1) |
Treatment of torticollis – no. (%) - Ibuprofen - Acetaminophen - Antibiotics - Cervical collar - Surgery – no. (%) | 1255 (89.1) 1121 (79.6) 111 (7.9) 125 (8.9) 806 (57.2) 18 (1.3) |
Hospitalization – no. (%) Hospitalization (days) – median (IQR; 5° − 95°) Sequelae – no. (%) | 156 (11.1) 4 (4; 1–22) 29 (2.1) |