Abstract:Objective To explore the clinical value of the disturbance coefficient measured with non-invasive dynamic cerebral edema monitor in predicting the prognosis of children with severe craniocerebral injury of different ages.Methods The 131 children with craniocerebral injury admitted to the Wuxi Children's Hospital from October 2018 to May 2021 were selected and divided into 3 groups according to age, including 40 cases in the 1 to 3 years old group, 44 cases in the > 3 to 5 years old group, and 47 cases in the > 5 to 14 years old group. The prognosis at 6 months after the surgery for craniocerebral injury was observed. Logistic regression analysis was applied to determine the factors that affect the prognosis of children with craniocerebral injury of different ages, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to determine the value of the disturbance coefficient in predicting the prognosis of children with craniocerebral injury of different ages.Results The weight, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, intracranial pressure, creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB), prealbumin, albumin and disturbance coefficient were different among the groups (P < 0.05). Sixty cases (46.51%) had a poor prognosis, and the overall rate of poor prognosis was not different among the groups (χ2 = 2.233, P = 0.327). Logistic multivariable regression analysis showed that lactic acid [O^R = 4.092 (95% CI: 1.684, 9.945), 3.846 (95% CI: 1.582, 9.347), 4.067 (95% CI: 1.674, 9.885) ], GCS score [O^R = 3.364 (95% CI: 1.384, 8.175), 3.313 (95% CI: 1.363, 8.053), 4.200 (95% CI: 1.728, 10.207) ], and disturbance coefficient [O^R = 3.699 (95% CI: 1.522, 8.989), 3.892 (95% CI: 1.602, 9.460), 4.125 (95% CI: 1.697, 10.024) ] were independent factor affecting the prognosis of children with craniocerebral injury in the 1 to 3 years old group, > 3 to 5 years old group and > 5 to 14 years old group (P < 0.05). ROC curve analysis showed that the sensitivity of disturbance coefficient for predicting the prognosis of children with craniocerebral injury was 72.73% (95% CI: 0.114, 0.560), 73.68% (95% CI: 0.102, 0.455) and 73.68% (95% CI: 0.119, 0.466), respectively for the 1 to 3 years old group, > 3 to 5 years old group and > 5 to 14 years old group, with the specificity being 70.59% (95% CI: 0.116, 0.504), 76.00% (95% CI: 0.101, 0.514) and 74.07% (95% CI: 0.101, 0.514), respectively.Conclusions The risk of poor prognosis is high in children with severe craniocerebral injury of different ages. The disturbance coefficient measured via non-invasive dynamic cerebral edema monitor is closely related to the prognosis, and effectively predicts the prognosis of children with craniocerebral injury at the age of 1 to 3 years, > 3 to 5 years, and > 5 to 14 years.