Indications of Brain Computed Tomography Scan in Children Younger Than 3 Years of Age with Minor Head Trauma
Joint Authors
Yaycioğlu, Soner
Gülşen, İsmail
Karadaş, Sevdegül
Demır, İsmail
Bulut, Mehmet Deniz
Ak, Hakan
Source
Emergency Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To investigate the indications to receive brain computed tomography (CT) scan and to define the pathological findings in children younger than three years of age with minor head trauma in emergency departments.
Methods.
In this study, hospital case notes of 1350 children attending the emergency department of Bitlis State Hospital between January 2011 and June 2013 were retrospectively reviewed.
508 children under 3 years of age with minor head trauma were included in this study.
We also asked 37 physicians about the indications for requiring CT in these children.
Results.
This study included 508 children, 233 (45,9%) of whom were female and 275 were male.
In 476 (93,7%) children, the brain CT was completely normal.
89,2% of physicians asked in the emergency department during that time interval reported that they requested CT scan to protect themselves against malpractice litigation.
Conclusion.
In infants and children with minor head trauma, most CT scans were unnecessary and the fear of malpractice litigation of physicians was the most common reason for requesting a CT.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gülşen, İsmail& Ak, Hakan& Karadaş, Sevdegül& Demır, İsmail& Bulut, Mehmet Deniz& Yaycioğlu, Soner. 2014. Indications of Brain Computed Tomography Scan in Children Younger Than 3 Years of Age with Minor Head Trauma. Emergency Medicine International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457247
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gülşen, İsmail…[et al.]. Indications of Brain Computed Tomography Scan in Children Younger Than 3 Years of Age with Minor Head Trauma. Emergency Medicine International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Gülşen, İsmail& Ak, Hakan& Karadaş, Sevdegül& Demır, İsmail& Bulut, Mehmet Deniz& Yaycioğlu, Soner. Indications of Brain Computed Tomography Scan in Children Younger Than 3 Years of Age with Minor Head Trauma. Emergency Medicine International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457247
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-457247