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OBJECTIVES: To investigate patient-level factors predictive for computed tomography of the brain (CTB) use and abnormality in head injured children in Australia and New Zealand. METHODS: Retrospective data from tertiary, urban/suburban and regional/rural EDs including factors predictive for CTB use and abnormality. RESULTS: Of 3072 children at 31 EDs, 212 (6.9%) had a CTB scan, of which 66 (31%) were abnormal. Increasing age, serious mechanisms of injury and decreasing Glasgow Coma Score were predictive for ordering CTB. Decreasing age was predictive for CTB abnormalities. Other factors were not. CONCLUSION: Patient-level drivers of CTB use in children in Australia and New Zealand are consistent with international data.
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Traumatismos Craniocerebrais , Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência , Austrália/epidemiologia , Criança , Traumatismos Craniocerebrais/diagnóstico por imagem , Traumatismos Craniocerebrais/epidemiologia , Escala de Coma de Glasgow , Humanos , Nova Zelândia/epidemiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
The Paediatric Acute Care Conference is an annual conference organised by APLS Australia to advance paediatric acute care topics for clinicians in pre-hospital medicine, EDs, acute paediatrics, intensive care and anaesthesia. The Conference 2017 was held at Surfers Paradise, Queensland. We provide a summary of some of the presentations.
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Congressos como Assunto/tendências , Cuidados para Prolongar a Vida/tendências , Pediatria/educação , Humanos , Cuidados para Prolongar a Vida/métodosRESUMO
The Paediatric Acute Care Conference (PACC) is an annual conference organised by Advanced Paediatric Life Support Australia to advance paediatric acute care topics for clinicians in pre-hospital medicine, EDs, acute paediatrics, intensive care and anaesthesia. The PACC 2016 was held at Glenelg, Adelaide, Australia. We provide a summary of some of the presentations.
