SGEM#201: It’s in the Way That You Use It – Ottawa SAH Tool

Essais extraits du podcast de Dr. Ken Milne

• 2017Ottawa SAH RuleEmergency & ResuscitationIn 1153 alert adults with acute headache, the Ottawa SAH Rule detected all subarachnoid hemorrhages, at 13.6% specificity versus CT and lumbar puncture
• 2013Ottawa SAH RuleEmergency & ResuscitationIn 2131 emergency department patients with acute headache peaking within 1 hour, the Ottawa SAH Rule detected all subarachnoid hemorrhages, unlike the previously derived rules.
• 2010Ottawa SAH RuleEmergency & ResuscitationIn 1999 alert adults with acute headache, three derived decision rules detected every subarachnoid haemorrhage while testing fewer patients than usual care.