Clinical characteristics predict the yield of head computed tomography scans among intoxicated trauma patients: Implications for the initial work-up

Clinical characteristics predict the yield of head computed tomography scans among intoxicated trauma patients: Implications for the initial work-up

Background and Aims: Alcohol intoxication may confound the clinical assessment of the trauma patient. Head computed tomography (h-CT) is the standard imaging technique to rule out intracranial injury in most intoxicated trauma patients. The objective of this study was to determine whether certain cl...

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Main Authors: Matthew K McIntyre, Nikathan S Kumar, Elizabeth H Tilley, David J Samson, Rifat Latifi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Subjects:
alcohol
clinical score
head computed tomography
head injury
intoxicated
trauma
Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2020;volume=13;issue=2;spage=135;epage=141;aulast=McIntyre

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