Predicting Children At Very Low Risk Of Brain Injury Following Head Trauma To Avoid CT Scans
Medical News Today
17 September 2009
Using validated prediction rules to identify children at very low risk of clinically-important traumatic brain injuries (ciTBIs) can reduce the need for CT scans and their resultant radiation exposure. This is the conclusion of an Article published Online First and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet, written by Prof Nathan Kuppermann, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA and colleagues from the PECARN investigators network.
17 September 2009
Using validated prediction rules to identify children at very low risk of clinically-important traumatic brain injuries (ciTBIs) can reduce the need for CT scans and their resultant radiation exposure. This is the conclusion of an Article published Online First and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet, written by Prof Nathan Kuppermann, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA and colleagues from the PECARN investigators network.
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