The effect of introducing Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network rule on reducing brain computed tomography use for children with minor head injury

The effect of introducing Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network rule on reducing brain computed tomography use for children with minor head injury

Purpose Computed tomography (CT) scan is an effective modality for detecting fatal traumatic brain injury. However, radiation exposure from CT can increase the risk of cancer, and children are more vulnerable to radiation than adults. We aimed to investigate the effect of introducing the Pediatric E...

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Main Authors: Sung Wun Jung, Jae Ho Jang, Jin Seong Cho, Sung Youl Hyun, Yong Su Lim, Hyuk Jun Yang, Jea Yeon Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2019-12-01
Series:Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal
Subjects:
brain injuries
craniocerebral trauma
pediatrics
radiation
tomography, x-ray computed
Online Access:http://pemj.org/upload/pdf/pemj-2019-00101.pdf

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