The Utility of Performing Brain CT Scan in Non Trauma Patients at the Pediatric Emergency Unit

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-10-31

Study Completion Date

2007-03-31

Brief Summary

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Pediatric patients are admitted to the emergency room for diverse causes, beside trauma, patients can present with convulsions, suspicion of brain tumor or increased intracranial pressure. In most of the cases a brain CT is performed even before physical examination by a skilled neurologist. The amount of radiation that the children are exposed is equivalent to 100 plain chest X rays. The purpose of this tudy is to examinate in a retrospective study what were the indications for CT study and what was the incidence of relevant abnormal findings that required emergency intervention or referral.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Convulsions Increased Intracraneal Pressure

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

DEFINED_POPULATION

Study Time Perspective

OTHER

Interventions

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Medical history

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Brain CT scan

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All patients in the pediatric age that underwent brain CT scan in the pediatric emergency room

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with recent history of trauma

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Principal Investigators

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Ariel Koren, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Pediatric Hematology Unit, Ha'Emek Medical Center

Waheeb Sakran, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Pediatric Dpt B - Ha'Emek Medical Center

Izat Hatib, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Pediatric Dpt B - Ha'Emek Medical Center

Locations

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Pediatric Dpt B and Pediatric Emergency Room - HaEmek Medical Center

Afula, , Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

Other Identifiers

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5200906.EMC

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id