Open AccessPathway-Based Reduction of Repeat Head Computed Tomography for Patients With Complicated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Implementation and Outcomes
Author(s) -
Martina Stippler,
Stacey Keith,
Emmalin B Nelton,
Charles S. Parsons,
Jennifer M. Singleton,
Leslie A Bilello,
Carrie Tibbles,
Roger B. Davis,
Jonathan A. Edlow,
Carlo L. Rosen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.455
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1093/neuros/nyaa504
Subject(s) - medicine , triage , computed tomography , traumatic brain injury , head injury , protocol (science) , emergency department , radiology , retrospective cohort study , emergency medicine , surgery , psychiatry , alternative medicine , pathology
Routine follow-up head imaging in complicated mild traumatic brain injury (cmTBI) patients has not been shown to alter treatment, improve outcomes, or identify patients in need of neurosurgical intervention. We developed a follow-up head computed tomography (CT) triage algorithm for cmTBI patients to decrease the number of routine follow-up head CT scans obtained in this population.