Predicting Complicated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Adolescent Trauma to Enhance Clinical Decisions in Imaging.
Heather Xenia Rhodes-LyonsGina M BergAnthony L ShadiackKevin D ThomasJennifer L HorawskiGeoff BoyerSara M KleistAaron I WorthleyDavid I RosenbergScott B GutovitzGeorge A HelmrichSaptarshi BiswasAntonio P PepePublished in: Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma Nurses (2023)
We identified additional factors associated with complex mild traumatic brain injury, including motorcycle collision and all-terrain vehicle trauma, unspecified mechanism, and consult activation that are not in the PECARN imaging decision rule. Adding these variables may aid in determining the need for appropriate CT scanning.