Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network head injury prediction rules: on the basis of cost and effectiveness

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Gokharman F. D., Aydin S., Fatihoglu E., Kosar P. N.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.47, sa.6, ss.1770-1777, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1703-206
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1770-1777
  • Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background/aim: Head injuries are commonly seen in the pediatric population. Noncontrast enhanced cranial CT is the method of choice to detect possible traumatic brain injury (TBI). Concerns about ionizing radiation exposure make the evaluation more challenging. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) rules in predicting clinically important TBI and to determine the amount of medical resource waste and unnecessary radiation exposure.