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Factors predictive for computed tomography use and abnormality in paediatric head injuries in Australia and New Zealand.
- Source :
- Emergency Medicine Australasia; Feb2021, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p157-160, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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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]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17426731
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Emergency Medicine Australasia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 148309099
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13694