Intracranial haemorrhage detected by cerebral computed tomography after falls in hospital acute medical wards.
Shiny StephenElena W W WongAdam M IdrisAndy K H LimPublished in: BMC health services research (2019)
The incidence of intracranial haemorrhage was low as most inpatient falls were at low risk for head injury. Research is needed to determine if guidelines specific for hospital inpatients may reduce unnecessary scans without compromising case detection, and improve timeliness of urgent scans.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- optic nerve
- acute care
- healthcare
- positron emission tomography
- dual energy
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- liver failure
- palliative care
- adverse drug
- risk factors
- community dwelling
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- respiratory failure
- mental health
- clinical practice
- image quality
- emergency department
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- real time pcr
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- quantum dots
- cerebral blood flow