The Effect of Observation on Cranial Computed Tomography Utilization for Children After Blunt Head Trauma

Children with minor blunt head trauma often are observed in the emergency department before a decision is made regarding computed tomography use. We studied the impact of this clinical strategy on computed tomography use and outcomes. We performed a subanalysis of a prospective multicenter observati...

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Published in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 127; no. 6; pp. 1067 - 1073
Main Authors:	NIGROVIC, Lise E, SCHUNK, Jeff E, FOERSTER, Adele, COOPER, Arthur, MISKIN, Michelle, ATABAKI, Shireen M, HOYLE, John, DAYAN, Peter S, HOLMES, James F, KUPPERMANN, Nathan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elk Grove Village, IL American Academy of Pediatrics 01-06-2011
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult and adolescent clinical studies Biological and medical sciences Brain Child Child, Preschool Childrens health Female Follow-Up Studies General aspects Head injuries Head Injuries, Closed - diagnostic imaging Humans Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents Male Medical sciences Organic mental disorders. Neuropsychology Pediatrics Prospective Studies Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Risk Assessment Sensitivity and Specificity Skull - diagnostic imaging Tomography Tomography, X-Ray Computed - utilization Trauma Centers Trauma Severity Indices Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents Human computed tomography Pediatrics Nervous system diseases Radiodiagnosis Craniocerebral Use traumatic brain injury Hemorrhage clinical observation Observation Medical imagery Skull Computerized axial tomography Head trauma Child
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