Head computed tomography for elderly patients with acute altered mental status in the emergency setting: value for decision-making and predictors of abnormal findings

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the impact of head computed tomography (CT) on clinical decision-making about older adults with acute altered mental status (AMS) in the emergency department in terms of CT’s diagnostic yield, emergency department length of stay, and changes in medical strategy. It al...

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Autores principales: Gerlier, Camille, Forster, Mélanie, Fels, Audrey, Zins, Marc, Chatellier, Gilles, Ganansia, Olivier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2022
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9834826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36447401
http://dx.doi.org/10.15441/ceem.22.286

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9834826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36447401
http://dx.doi.org/10.15441/ceem.22.286

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