Background It is estimated that 20–50% of all radiological examinations are of low value.
Many attempts have been made to reduce the use of low-value imaging. However, the …

The aim of this review is to survey CT and MRI overuse in the paediatric emergency
department (ED) population. CT is one of the most important modalities employed in the ED …

Background Clinical decision rules can help to determine the need for CT imaging in
children with head injuries. We aimed to validate three clinical decision rules (PECARN …

Background and Objectives To explore clinical and safety outcomes of patients with acute
ischemic stroke (AIS) and active cancer after endovascular treatment (EVT). Methods Using …

Background The management of minor and moderate head trauma in children differs widely
between countries. Presently, there are no existing guidelines for management of these …

OBJECTIVES: We determined whether implementing the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied
Research Network (PECARN) traumatic brain injury (TBI) prediction rules and providing …

METHODS: This was a cross-sectional analysis of the National Hospital Ambulatory Care
Medical Survey database of nationally representative ED visits from 2007 to 2015. We …

METHODS: We evaluated a quality improvement (QI) project in a community ED aimed at
decreasing the use of head CT scans in children by implementing a validated head trauma …

BACKGROUND: Adult prediction rules for cervical spine injury (CSI) exist; however,
pediatric rules do not. Our objectives were to determine test accuracies of retrospectively …

Study objective Three clinical decision rules for head injuries in children (Pediatric
Emergency Care Applied Research Network [PECARN], Canadian Assessment of …