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Diagnostic accuracy of ocular ultrasonography in identifying raised intracranial pressure among pediatric population.

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INTRODUCTION Role of CT scan, MRI, ophthalmoscopy, direct monitoring by a transducer probe in identifying raised intracranial pressure (ICP) in emergency department (ED) is limited. There are few studies correlating… Click to show full abstract

INTRODUCTION Role of CT scan, MRI, ophthalmoscopy, direct monitoring by a transducer probe in identifying raised intracranial pressure (ICP) in emergency department (ED) is limited. There are few studies correlating elevated optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) measured by point of care ultrasound (POCUS) with raised ICP in pediatrics emergencies. We studied the diagnostic accuracy of ONSD, crescent sign and optic disc elevation in identifying increased ICP in pediatrics. METHODS Prospective observational study was done between April 2018 and August 2019 after ethics approval. Out of 125 subjects, 40 patients without clinical features of raised ICP were recruited as external controls and 85 with clinical features of raised ICP as study subjects. Their demographic profile, clinical examination and ocular ultrasound findings were noted. This was followed by CT scan. Out of 85 patients, 43 had raised ICP (cases) and 42 had normal ICP (disease controls). Diagnostic accuracy of ONSD in identifying raised ICP was evaluated using STATA. RESULTS The mean ONSD in case group was 5.5±0.6mm, 4.9±0.5mm in disease control group and external control group was 4.8±0.3 mm. Cut-off of ONSD for raised ICP at ≥4.5mm had a sensitivity and specificity of 97.67% and 10.98%, while ≥5.0mm showed a sensitivity and specificity of 86.05% and 71.95%. Crescent sign and optic disc elevation had good correlation with increased ICP. CONCLUSION ONSD ≥5 mm by POCUS identified raised ICP in pediatric population. Crescent sign and optic disc elevation may function as additional POCUS signs in identifying raised ICP.

Keywords: raised icp; diagnostic accuracy; raised intracranial; identifying raised

Journal Title: Pediatric neurosurgery
Year Published: 2023

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