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10382331

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
13
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-7-7
pubmed:abstractText
Management protocols for minor head injury should include strategies for early detection of intracranial haematomas. This study focuses on the management of minor head injury in 63 Norwegian hospitals. We report considerable inter-hospital variation. In most (81%) hospitals, minor head injury patients were treated by general surgeons. Emergency room evaluation included routine radiological evaluation, usually skull radiography, in 18 (29%) hospitals, and assessment according to the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) in 27 (43%). GCS was used during in-hospital observation in 32 (51%) hospitals. 33 (52%) discharged selected minor head injury patients without in-hospital observation. We conclude that the quality of care for minor head injury patients in Norwegian hospitals can be improved through extended use of routine early CT and consistent evaluation according to GCS.
pubmed:language
nor
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0029-2001
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
119
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1874-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-7-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
[Management of minor head injuries in Norwegian hospitals--can the quality be improved?].
pubmed:affiliation
Nevrokirurgisk avdeling Regionsykehuset i Tromsø.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, English Abstract