Prediction value of the Canadian CT head rule and the new orleans criteria for positive head CT scan and acute neurosurgical procedures in minor head trauma: A multicenter external validation study

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 521-527

  Bouida, Wahid ^a   Marghli, Soudani ^b   Souissi, Sami ^c   Ksibi, Hichem ^d   Methammem, Mehdi ^e   Haguiga, Habib ^f   Khedher, Sonia ^g   Boubaker, Hamdi ^a   Beltaief, Kaouthar ^a   Grissa, Mohamed Habib ^a   Trimech, Mohamed Naceur ^a   Kerkeni, Wiem ^b   Chebili, Nawfel ^e   Halila, Imen ^b   Rejeb, Imen ^d   Boukef, Riadh ^a   Rekik, Noureddine ^d   Bouhaja, Bechir ^c   Letaief, Mondher ^a   Nouira, Semir ^a  

^a FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b Tahar Sfar University Hospital   (Tunisia)

^c Ben Arous Hospital   (Tunisia)

^d HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^e SAHLOUL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^f Tozeur Hospital   (Tunisia)

^g Faculté de Médecine de Sousse   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADIAN CT HEAD RULE; CHILD; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NEUROSURGERY; NEW ORLEANS CRITERIA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VALIDATION STUDY; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876728384     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.07.016     Document Type: Article

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