WebThe UK guidelines (NICE) are based on the Canadian CT Head Rule (CCHR),22 which excluded patients taking warfarin and up until January 2014, stated that a CT scan should be performed on patients taking … The Canadian CT head rule (abbreviated CCTHR or CCHR; also sometimes referred to as the Canadian Computed Tomography Head Rule) is a medical scale used to decide whether patients with minor head injuries should undergo cranial CT scans. It was originally described by Stiell et al. in a paper published in the Lancet in 2001, in which they initially used it only on patients with Glasgow Coma Scale scores of between 13 and 15. Since then, the CCTHR has become the m…
The Canadian CT Head Rule Study for patients with minor head …
WebEmergency departments in the United States and Canada annually treat more than 13 million patients with trauma who are at risk for cervical-spine injury. 1 Very few of these patients have a ... Webderived a CT head rule which consists of five high-risk factors (failure to reach GCS of 15 within 2 h, suspected open skull fracture, any sign of basal skull fracture, vomiting 2 … tinfoil won\\u0027t open
Comparison of Nexus II, New Orleans and Canada …
WebDec 16, 2024 · External validation of the Canadian CT Head Rule and New Orleans for CT scanning in patients with minor head injury. JAMA. 2005 Sep 28;294(12):1519-25. Schonfeld D, Bressan S, Da Dalt L, Henien MN, Winnett JA, Nigrovic LE. Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network head injury clinical prediction rules are … WebJun 21, 2024 · The CCHR, a clinical decision rule used by emergency physicians to determine the need of head CT in the context of minor traumatic brain injury (mTBI). A rapid recall of the rule in the clinical setting would be expected to improve its utilization and overcome one of the barriers in its implementation. WebResults The cohort consisted of 366 patients and there were 16 cases of SAH (based on CT findings or the presence of xanthochromia in cerebrospinal fluid). The Ottawa rule identified 288 patients requiring CT of the head. The sensitivity of the Ottawa rule was 100% (95% confidence interval (CI) 71–100%) and the specificity was 22% (95% CI 18–27%). tinfoil won\u0027t load