Which type of observation for patients with high-risk mild head injury and negative computed tomography?

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 65-69

  Fabbri, Andrea ^a   Servadei, Franco ^b   Marchesini, Giulio ^c   Dente, Massimo ^a   Iervese, Tiziana ^a   Spada, Marco ^a   Vandelli, Alberto ^a  

^a MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b BUFALINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Head computed tomography; High risk mild head injury; Neuroimaging; Neurosurgery; Observation; Unfavourable outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEAD INJURY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; OBSERVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OBSERVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 4143099431     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200404000-00002     Document Type: Article

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