Rohacek, Martin; Albrecht, Marcel; Kleim, Birgit; Zimmermann, Heinz; Exadaktylos, Aristomenis (2012). Reasons for ordering computed tomography scans of the head in patients with minor brain injury. Injury - international journal of the care of the injured, 43(9), pp. 1415-8. Oxford: Elsevier 10.1016/j.injury.2012.01.001
Full text not available from this repository.Minor brain injury is a frequent condition. Validated clinical decision rules can help in deciding whether a computed tomogram (CT) of the head is required. We hypothesized that institutional guidelines are not frequently used, and that psychological factors are a common reason for ordering an unnecessary CT.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > University Emergency Center |
UniBE Contributor: |
Rohacek, Martin, Albrecht, Michael, Zimmermann, Heinz (B), Exadaktylos, Aristomenis |
ISSN: |
0020-1383 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:34 |
Last Modified: |
29 Mar 2023 23:32 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.injury.2012.01.001 |
PubMed ID: |
22277106 |
Web of Science ID: |
000306666100014 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/13532 (FactScience: 220084) |
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