The impact of the introduction of PECARN head CT rules on the utilisation of head CT scans in a private tertiary hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa
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DOI: 10.1007/s00381-017-3577-9
Abstract: BackgroundThe decision to order head CT scans to rule out clinically significant traumatic brain injury in mild head injury in children is made on the basis of clinical decision rules of which the Paediatric Emergency… read more here.
Keywords: head; pecarn head; introduction pecarn; head rules ... See more keywords
Erratum to: Head injuries and the risk of concurrent cervical spine fractures
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DOI: 10.1007/s00701-017-3156-6
Abstract: Reason: Minor errors in Table 3 and related text BPatients with positive head CT scans (2.2%, n=6, did not have more neurosurgical operations within 1 year post-HI due to cervical spine fractures compared with patients… read more here.
Keywords: head; erratum head; cervical spine; spine fractures ... See more keywords
Use of intracranial pressure monitoring in bacterial meningitis: a 10-year follow up on outcome and intracranial pressure versus head CT scans
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DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2016.1269265
Abstract: Abstract Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of patients with severe bacterial meningitis where intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring has been performed. Methods: A retrospective observational study including patients admitted… read more here.
Keywords: intracranial pressure; bacterial meningitis; head scans; pressure ... See more keywords