Effectiveness of the head CT choice decision aid in parents of children with minor head trauma: study protocol for a multicenter randomized trial.
Hess EP, Wyatt KD, Kharbanda AB, Louie JP, Dayan PS, Tzimenatos L, Wootton-Gorges SL, Homme JL, Pencille R N L, LeBlanc A, Westphal JJ, Shepel K, Shah ND, Branda M, Herrin J, Montori VM, Kuppermann N.
Hess EP, et al.
Trials. 2014 Jun 25;15:253. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-253.
Trials. 2014.
PMID: 24965659
Free PMC article.
Clinical Trial.
BACKGROUND: Blunt head trauma is a common cause of death and disability in children worldwide. Cranial computed tomography (CT), the reference standard for the diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI), exposes children to ionizing radiation which has been linked to the de …
BACKGROUND: Blunt head trauma is a common cause of death and disability in children worldwide. Cranial computed tomography (CT), the …