Simple tests for head injury may significantly cut down CT utilization
21 September 2009
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When I was a kid, I hit my head a fair bit, including getting knocked out once at football practice. Initial care involved an evaluation, but scans weren’t the norm. Now that they’ve become increasingly common in the evaluation of head injuries in youth, have we gained much?
The Value of CT Scans in Youths Is Questioned in this study in the Lancet (article in NYTimes). continue reading »
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Posted by Vijay Goel, M.D. |
Categories: analytics, personalization, risk, trials | Tagged: Head injury, Lancet, Traumatic brain injury | 
