Paediatric minor head injury applied to Paediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network CT recommendations: An audit

BackgroundTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common cause of paediatric morbidity and mortality, with higher TBI rates in low- and middle-income countries. Non-contrast brain CT is the gold standard for diagnosing intracranial injuries; however, it exposes patients to ionising radiation. The Paediatr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	SA journal of radiology Jg. 26; H. 1; S. 2289 - 7
Hauptverfasser:	du Plessis, Jacques, Gounden, Sharadini K., Lewis, Carolyn
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	South Africa AOSIS 2022 African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS AOSIS (Pty) Ltd Radiological Society of South Africa
Schlagworte:	Age Archives & records Brain Brain research Children Computed tomography computed tomography (CT) CT imaging Decision making Diagnostic imaging diagnostic reference levels Emergency medical care Head injuries Health Care Sciences & Services Injuries ionising radiation Low income groups low- and middle-income countries Medical imaging Medical records Medicine, General & Internal minor head injuries Morbidity Mortality Neuroimaging Original Research paediatric trauma Patients PECARN Pediatric emergencies Pediatrics Radiation Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging Risk groups South Africa Trauma Traumatic brain injury South Africa United States > US PECARN diagnostic reference levels ionising radiation computed tomography (CT) paediatric trauma traumatic brain injury minor head injuries low- and middle-income countries
ISSN:	1027-202X, 2078-6778, 2078-6778
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