Selecting children for head CT following head injury

ObjectiveIndicators for head CT scan defined by the 2007 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines were analysed to identify CT uptake, influential variables and yield.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingHospital inpatient units: England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Chan...

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Published in:Archives of disease in childhood 2016-10, Vol.101 (10), p.929-934
Main Authors: Kemp, A, Nickerson, E, Trefan, L, Houston, R, Hyde, P, Pearson, G, Edwards, R, Parslow, RC, Maconochie, I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data
Accidents, Home
Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data
Adolescent
Age Distribution
Algorithms
Analysis
CAT scans
Child
Child Health
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Craniocerebral Trauma - diagnostic imaging
Craniocerebral Trauma - epidemiology
Craniocerebral Trauma - etiology
Critical Pathways
Cross-Sectional Studies
CT imaging
Departments
Diagnosis
Emergency medical care
Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Evaluation
Guidelines
Head injuries
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Medical imaging
Original
Patient Selection
Prevalence
Skull Fractures - diagnostic imaging
Skull Fractures - epidemiology
Time-to-Treatment
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - statistics & numerical data
Trauma
Traumatic brain injury
Treatment Outcome
Unconsciousness - diagnostic imaging
Unconsciousness - epidemiology
United Kingdom - epidemiology
Unnecessary Procedures - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:ObjectiveIndicators for head CT scan defined by the 2007 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines were analysed to identify CT uptake, influential variables and yield.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingHospital inpatient units: England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands.PatientsChildren (3 years were much more likely to have CT than those
ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/archdischild-2015-309078