1. Factors predictive for computed tomography use and abnormality in paediatric head injuries in Australia and New Zealand.
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Wilson, Catherine L, Hearps, Stephen JC, Tavender, Emma J, Phillips, Natalie T, Lawton, Ben, Kinnear, Frances, Beattie, Amie, Mitenko, Hugh, Young, Russell, Cole, Joanne, Kochar, Amit, George, Shane, Teo, Stephen SS, Georgeson, Thomas, Michael, Adam, Mukherjee, Ashes, King, Alex, Gamage, Lalith, Archer, Peter, and Cassidy, Corey
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BRAIN ,COMPUTED tomography ,MEDICAL cooperation ,PEDIATRICS ,RESEARCH ,HEAD injuries ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Objectives: To investigate patient‐level factors predictive for computed tomography of the brain (CTB) use and abnormality in head injured children in Australia and New Zealand. Methods: Retrospective data from tertiary, urban/suburban and regional/rural EDs including factors predictive for CTB use and abnormality. Results: Of 3072 children at 31 EDs, 212 (6.9%) had a CTB scan, of which 66 (31%) were abnormal. Increasing age, serious mechanisms of injury and decreasing Glasgow Coma Score were predictive for ordering CTB. Decreasing age was predictive for CTB abnormalities. Other factors were not. Conclusion: Patient‐level drivers of CTB use in children in Australia and New Zealand are consistent with international data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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