Open AccessCompliance with PECARN head injury decision rules in children under two years old
Author(s) -
Aydın Gerilmez,
Arif Tarkan Calışaneller
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.28
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1306-696X
DOI - 10.14744/tjtes.2019.36902
Subject(s) - medicine , glasgow coma scale , emergency department , trauma center , physical examination , head injury , head trauma , presentation (obstetrics) , pediatrics , neurological examination , traumatic brain injury , pediatric trauma , retrospective cohort study , emergency medicine , poison control , injury prevention , surgery , psychiatry
One of the most common complaints about presentation at the Emergency Department (ED) in childhood is minor head trauma. In recent years, clinical decision rules (CDRs) have been published to assist in determining the need for performing computed tomography (CT) in these patients. The present study aims to investigate the compliance with Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) rules in the decisions for CT examination in children aged below two years old with minor head trauma in our center.