Neurologically intact children with an isolated skull fracture may be safely discharged after brief observation

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1342-1346

  Rollins, Michael D ^a   Barnhart, Douglas C ^a   Greenberg, Richard A ^a   Scaife, Eric R ^a   Holsti, Miaja ^a   Meyers, Rebecka L ^a   Mundorff, Michael B ^a   Metzger, Ryan R ^a  

^a PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Minor head injury; Pediatric head injury; Skull fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; FACIAL BONE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ISOLATED SKULL FRACTURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKULL BASE; SKULL FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; AMNESIA; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST SAVINGS; DIZZINESS; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEADACHE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL FRACTURES; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VOMITING;

EID: 79960446899     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.12.019     Document Type: Article

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