Routine repeat head CT may not be necessary for patients with mild TBI

BACKGROUND: Routine repeat cranial CT (RHCT) is standard of care for CT-verified traumatic brain injury (TBI). Despite mixed evidence, those with mild TBI are subject to radiation and expense from serial CT scans. Thus, we investigated the necessity and utility of RHCT for patients with mild TBI. We...

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Autores principales: Rosen, Claire B, Luy, Diego D, Deane, Molly R, Scalea, Thomas M, Stein, Deborah M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5887761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29766124
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2017-000129

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5887761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29766124
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2017-000129

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