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Validation of Prediction Rules for Computed Tomography Use in Children With Blunt Abdominal or Blunt Head Trauma: Protocol for a Prospective Multicenter Observational Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and intra-abdominal injuries (IAIs) are 2 leading causes of traumatic death and disability in children. To avoid missed or delayed diagnoses leading to increased morbidity, computed tomography (CT) is used liberally. However, the overuse of CT leads to ine...

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Autores principales: Ugalde, Irma T, Chaudhari, Pradip P, Badawy, Mohamed, Ishimine, Paul, McCarten-Gibbs, Kevan A, Yen, Kenneth, Atigapramoj, Nisa S, Sage, Allyson, Nielsen, Donovan, Adelson, P David, Upperman, Jeffrey, Tancredi, Daniel, Kuppermann, Nathan, Holmes, James F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JMIR Publications 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9732756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36422920
http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/43027