Association Between Parental Preference and Head Computed Tomography in Children With Minor Blunt Head Trauma
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Cranial computed tomography use among children with minor blunt head trauma: association with race/ethnicity.
OBJECTIVE To determine if patient race/ethnicity is independently associated with cranial computed tomography (CT) use among children with minor blunt head trauma. DESIGN Secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study. SETTING Pediatric research network of 25 North American emergency departments. PATIENTS In total, 42 412 children younger than 18 years were seen within 24 hours of minor...
متن کاملEmergency department practice variation in computed tomography use for children with minor blunt head trauma.
OBJECTIVE To describe factors associated with computed tomography (CT) use for children with minor blunt head trauma that are evaluated in emergency departments. STUDY DESIGN Planned secondary analysis of a prospective observational study of children <18 years with minor blunt head trauma between 2004 and 2006 at 25 emergency departments. CT scans were obtained at the discretion of treating c...
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BACKGROUND Computed Tomography (CT) is a useful diagnostic technology, particularly in accident and emergency departments. OBJECTIVES To identify a comprehensive list of indications for application of CT in patients with minor head trauma (MHT) and to determine appropriateness of its use on the basis of this list. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in three Imaging ...
متن کاملEffect of the duration of emergency department observation on computed tomography use in children with minor blunt head trauma.
STUDY OBJECTIVE We determine the effect of the duration of emergency department (ED) observation on computed tomography (CT) rate for children with minor blunt head trauma. METHODS We performed a prospective cohort study of children with blunt head trauma and a Glasgow Coma Scale score greater than 14. We defined time from injury as the time from head injury to initial physician (emergency at...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Pediatrics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2168-6203
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.1448