The economic impact of S-100B as a pre-head CT screening test on emergency department management of adult patients with mild traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1655-1664

  Ruan, Shuolun ^a   Noyes, Katia ^a   Bazarian, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Cost minimization; Mild traumatic brain injury; S 100B

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN S100B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DECISION TREE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MONEY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; AXONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREES; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; S100 PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70450175904     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2009.0928     Document Type: Article

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