Head computed tomography in suspected physical abuse: time to rethink?
| Autor: | Kathryn Glenn, Una Murtagh, Aideen Naughton, Laura Cowley, Katina Kontos, C. Verity Bennett, Elizabeth Nickerson, Emily Morris, Alison Mary Kemp |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Child abuse
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Head (linguistics) Computed tomography 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Medicine Case note Ct findings Presentation (obstetrics) business Suspected physical abuse |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Disease in Childhood. 106:461-466 |
| ISSN: | 1468-2044 0003-9888 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/archdischild-2020-320192 |
| Popis: | BackgroundNational guidance recommends CT-head for all children ObjectivesTo investigate whether this guidance is followed, and the associations between clinical presentation and CT findings, to determine whether guidance could be refined.Materials and methodsA retrospective case note review of all children ResultsCT-head was undertaken in 60.3% (152/252) of children ConclusionAll children |
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