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  • Factors predictive for computed tomography use and abnormality in paediatric head injuries in Australia and New Zealand

    Author(s)
    Wilson, CL
    Hearps, SJC
    Tavender, EJ
    Phillips, NT
    Lawton, B
    Kinnear, F
    Beattie, A
    Mitenko, H
    Young, R
    Cole, J
    Kochar, A
    George, S
    Teo, SSS
    Georgeson, T
    et al.
    Griffith University Author(s)
    George, Shane A.
    Year published
    2020
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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 ...
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    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.
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    Journal Title
    Emergency Medicine Australasia
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13694
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    This publication has been entered as an advanced online version in Griffith Research Online.
    Subject
    Clinical sciences
    Health services and systems
    Public health
    brain injury
    computed tomography
    emergency medicine
    head injury
    paediatric
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/400632
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