Journal article
Use of sedation in children receiving computed tomography after head injuries
T Goldwasser, S Bressan, E Oakley, M Arpone, FE Babl
European Journal of Emergency Medicine | Published : 2015
Abstract
Objective The aim of this study was to determine the use of procedural sedation for head trauma-related computed tomography of the brain (CTB) in children and its association with age and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores. Patients and methods A retrospective review was carried out of charts of children undergoing a CTB for head injury at a tertiary paediatric emergency department with an annual census of 82 000 over a 2-year period. Patients were identified through the database of an ongoing prospective study involving children with head injuries of all severity. We extracted demographics, GCS scores, characteristics of sedation used for CTBs and adverse events. Results In total, 477 patients..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence Grant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors thank the participating families and the research assistants and study clinicians involved in this study. This study was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence Grant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine (GNT1058560), Canberra, ACT, Australia, and the Victorian Government's Infrastructure Support Program, Melbourne, Australia.