Original Research Article I Volume 4 I Issue 3 I 2016

Timing of repeated head computerised tomography and its impact on the management of patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury (TBIS)

Sara Mohamed Fouad; Ahmed Gaber Marei; Ahmed Abd el aziz

Biolife; 2016, 4(3), pp 547-569

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7334054

Abstract:

The purpose of this prospective study over 100 patients who were admitted to surgical emergency unit was to define the indications, the timing and the frequency of repeated head computerized tomography (CT) scan in patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and to verify its impact on the management of those patients.

Keywords:

Computerised tomography, TBIS, GCS, trauma, patients

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Article Dates:

Received: 8 July 2016; Accepted: 26 August 2016; Published: 7 September 2016

How To Cite:

Sara Mohamed Fouad, Ahmed Gaber Marei, & Ahmed Abd el aziz. (2022). Timing of repeated head computerised tomography and its impact on the management of patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury (TBIS). Biolife, 4(3), 547–569. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7334054

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