Head computed tomography in medical intensive care unit patients: Clinical indications

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1306-1309

  Rafanan, Albert L ^a   Kakulavar, Pallavi ^a   Perl II, John ^a   Andrefsky, John C ^a   Nelson, David R ^a   Arroliga, Alejandro C ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Brain injuries diagnosis; Brain injuries radiography; Computed radiography; Decision making; Human; Intensive care unit; Neurologic examination; Odds ratio; Predictive value of tests; Retrospective studies; Seizures; Sensitivity and specificity; Tomography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

EID: 0034036592     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200005000-00008     Document Type: Article

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