Authors
Marion Smits, Diederik WJ Dippel, Ewout W Steyerberg, Gijs G de Haan, Helena M Dekker, Pieter E Vos, Digna R Kool, Paul J Nederkoorn, Paul AM Hofman, Albert Twijnstra, Hervé LJ Tanghe, MG Myriam Hunink
Publication date
2007/3/20
Journal
Annals of Internal Medicine
Volume
146
Issue
6
Pages
397-405
Publisher
American College of Physicians
Description
Background
Prediction rules for patients with minor head injury suggest that the use of computed tomography (CT) may be limited to certain patients at risk for intracranial complications. These rules apply only to patients with a history of loss of consciousness, which is frequently absent.
Objective
To develop a prediction rule for the use of CT in patients with minor head injury, regardless of the presence or absence of a history of loss of consciousness.
Design
Prospective, observational study.
Setting
4 university hospitals in the Netherlands that participated in the CT in Head Injury Patients (CHIP) study.
Patients
Consecutive adult patients with minor head injury (≥16 years of age) with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 13 to 14 or with a GCS score of 15 and at least 1 risk …
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