Computed Tomography Practice Standards for Severe Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in the Emergency Department: a National Survey.

ABSTRACT: Acute medical management of traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be challenging outside of the resuscitation bay, specifically while obtaining a computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain. We sought out to determine the management practices of Canadian traumatologists for pediatric patients with severe TBI requiring CT in the emergency department (ED). In 2019, surveys were sent to trauma directors in hospitals across Canada to ascertain their clinical practices. Team members present in the CT scan included physicians (89%), registered nurses (100%), and respiratory therapists (38%). The average time to and from the CT scanner was one hour. Over half of respondents (56%) had experienced an adverse event in CT with variable access (11-56%) to necessary resuscitation equipment and medications. S

SUBMITTER: Yoo G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8099959 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature