Emergency department observation of mild traumatic brain injury with minor radiographic findings: shorter stays, less expensive, and no increased risk compared to hospital admission
Abstract Objective The management of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) with minor radiographic findings traditionally involves hospital admission for monitoring, although this practice is expensive with unclear benefit. We implemented a protocol to manage these patients in our emergency department...
Main Authors: | Brandon K. Root, John H. Kanter, Dan C. Calnan, Miguel Reyes‐Zaragosa, Harman S. Gill, Patricia L. Lanter |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-08-01
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Series: | Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12124 |
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