Association Between Parental Preference and Head Computed Tomography in Children With Minor Blunt Head Trauma

Ishida Y, Manabe A, Oizumi A, et al. — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Natale et al recently reported that race/ethnicity is independently associated with head computed tomography (CT) use among children with minor blunt head trauma. They showed parental anxiety as an important factor influencing head CT orders in non-Hispanic white children regardless of brain injury risk. In a Japanese pediatric cohort of patients with minor blunt head trauma, we conducted a study with similar objectives attempting to identify factors that influence a physician's decision to order a head CT in children.

JAMA Pediatrics: Brain Trauma Topic Collection

Association Between Parental Preference and Head Computed Tomography in Children With Minor Blunt Head Trauma