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Blood Glucose Levels May Aid the Decision for CT Scan in Minor Head Trauma
Joint Authors
Pachatouridis, Dimitrios
Alexiou, George A.
Mihos, Evaggelos
Voulgaris, Spyridon
Sotiropoulos, Athanasios
Zigouris, Andreas
Metaxas, Dimitrios
Nasios, Anastasios
Mitsis, Michail
Lianos, Georgios
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-04-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Traumatic brain injury has been associated with increased blood glucose levels.
In the present study, we set out to investigate if blood glucose level in mild head trauma could predict the need for CT.
One hundred fifty-nine patients with minor TBI (GCS 13-15) and a mean age of 44.8±23.8 years were included in the study.
The most common mechanism of trauma was falls.
Patients with positive CT findings had significantly higher glucose levels than patients with negative CT findings.
Using ROC curve analysis, serum glucose levels higher than 120 mg dl-1 were the optimal cutoff value for the detection of patients with positive CT findings with a sensitivity of 74.4% and a specificity of 90.7%.
Serum glucose level evaluation at presentation in the emergency department may aid CT decision-making in mild TBI.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alexiou, George A.& Sotiropoulos, Athanasios& Lianos, Georgios& Zigouris, Andreas& Metaxas, Dimitrios& Nasios, Anastasios…[et al.]. 2019. Blood Glucose Levels May Aid the Decision for CT Scan in Minor Head Trauma. Disease Markers،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146840
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alexiou, George A.…[et al.]. Blood Glucose Levels May Aid the Decision for CT Scan in Minor Head Trauma. Disease Markers No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146840
American Medical Association (AMA)
Alexiou, George A.& Sotiropoulos, Athanasios& Lianos, Georgios& Zigouris, Andreas& Metaxas, Dimitrios& Nasios, Anastasios…[et al.]. Blood Glucose Levels May Aid the Decision for CT Scan in Minor Head Trauma. Disease Markers. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146840
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1146840