Does implementation of the PECARN rules for minor head trauma improve patient-centered outcomes in a lower resource emergency department: a retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Rasha D. Sawaya (Author), Cynthia Wakil (Author), Adonis Wazir (Author), Sami Shayya (Author), Iskandar Berbari (Author), Rawan Safa (Author), Maha Makki (Author), Mahdi Hamade (Author), Hani Tamim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Managing children with minor head trauma remains challenging for physicians who evaluate for the need for computed tomography (CT) imaging for clinically important traumatic brain injury (ciTBI) identification. The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) predic...