SGEM#106: O Canada- Canadian CT Head Rule for Patients with Minor Head Injury

Ensayos extraídos del pódcast de Dr. Ken Milne

• 2001CCHRImaging & DiagnosticsIn 3121 adults with minor head injury and GCS 13-15, the Canadian CT Head Rule caught every neurosurgical intervention while scanning 32% rather than all patients.
• 2000NOCImaging & DiagnosticsIn 1429 patients with minor head injury and GCS 15, seven clinical criteria identified every positive head CT compared with scanning all patients.
• 2012Performance of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria in a US Level I Trauma CenterImaging & DiagnosticsIn 314 adults with minor head injury and GCS 15, the Canadian CT Head Rule matched the New Orleans Criteria on sensitivity for intracranial injury but was more specific.
• 2005External Validation of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria for CT Scanning in Minor Head InjuryImaging & DiagnosticsIn 3181 adults with minor head injury, the Canadian CT Head Rule identified all neurosurgical cases with higher specificity than the New Orleans Criteria.
• 2014Comparison of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria in Minor Head InjuryImaging & DiagnosticsIn 175 emergency patients with minor head injury, the Canadian CT Head Rule was more specific for traumatic lesions on head CT than the New Orleans Criteria.