A protocol for the development of a prediction model in mild traumatic brain injury with CT scan abnormality: which patients are safe for discharge?

A protocol for the development of a prediction model in mild traumatic brain injury with CT scan abnormality: which patients are safe for discharge?

Abstract Background Head injury is an extremely common clinical presentation to hospital emergency departments (EDs). Ninety-five percent of patients present with an initial Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 13–15, indicating a normal or near-normal conscious level. In this group, around 7% of patie...

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Main Authors: Carl Marincowitz, Fiona E. Lecky, William Townend, Victoria Allgar, Andrea Fabbri, Trevor A. Sheldon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Diagnostic and Prognostic Research
Subjects:
Mild traumatic brain injury
Prognosis
Predictive model
Intra-cranial haemorrhage
Minor head injury
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41512-018-0027-4

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