Journal article
Computed tomography for head injuries in children: Change in Australian usage rates over time
E Oakley, R May, T Hoeppner, K Sinn, J Furyk, S Craig, P Rosengarten, A Kochar, D Krieser, S Dalton, S Dalziel, J Neutze, T Cain, K Jachno, FE Babl
EMA Emergency Medicine Australasia | WILEY | Published : 2017
Abstract
Objective: Paediatric head injury is a common presentation to the ED. North American studies demonstrate increasing use of computed tomography (CT) brain scan (CTB) to investigate head injury. No such data exists for Australian EDs. The aim of this study was to describe CTB use in head injury over time in eight Australian EDs. Methods: Retrospective ED electronic database and medical imaging database audit was undertaken for the years 2001–2010 by International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9 or 10 code for head injury in children <16 years. EDs and medical imaging departments of eight hospitals in Australia (five tertiary referral and three mixed departments). Data for ED presentations w..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The study was funded in part by grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (project grant GNT1046727, Centre of Research Excellence for Paediatric Emergency Medicine GNT1058560), Canberra, Australia; and the Victorian Government's Infrastructure Support Program, Melbourne, Australia. FEB's time was part funded by a grant from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. S Dalziel's time was part funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC13/556). No funding body had any involvement or input into the research and the researchers were independent from the funders. The researchers had full access to all data and reports for this study.