The Effect of Patient Observation on Cranial Computed Tomography Rates in Children With Minor Head Trauma.
Sonia SinghStephen J C HearpsMeredith L BorlandStuart R DalzielJocelyn NeutzeSusan DonathJohn Alexander CheekAmit KocharYuri GilhotraNatalie PhillipsAmanda WilliamsMark D LyttleSilvia BressanJeffrey S HochEd OakleyJames F HolmesNathan KuppermannFranz E BablPublished in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2020)
Even in a setting with low overall cranial CT rates in children with minor head trauma, planned observation was associated with decreased cranial CT use. This strategy can be safely implemented on selected patients in the PECARN intermediate- and higher-risk groups for ciTBI.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- dual energy
- image quality
- end stage renal disease
- positron emission tomography
- contrast enhanced
- young adults
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- optic nerve
- prognostic factors
- trauma patients
- case report
- patient reported outcomes
- pet ct