Indications for computed tomography after minor head injury. Canadian CT Head and Cervical-Spine Study Group. N Engl J Med. 2000; 343:1570-1.Stiell IG, Laupacis A, Wells GA. Indications for computed tomo- graphy after minor head injury. New England Journal of Medicine 2000;343:1570-1571....
Indications for CT in Patients Receiving Anticoagulation after Head TraumaBACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Head CT is frequently ordered for trauma patients who are receiving anticoagulation. However, whether patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 15 and normal findings on neurologic examination ...
The factors affecting outcome were analyzed in 1,064 patients, 621 males and 443 females aged 10 to 104 years (mean 46±23 years), with mild head injury (Glasgow Coma Scale [GCS] score≥14) but no neurological signs presenting within 6 hours after injury. Intracranial lesion was found in...
Patients registered with the German ACC Registry with refractory ACC progressing after cytotoxic therapies were offered treatment with bevacizumab (5 mg/kg body weight i.v. every 21 days) and oral capecitabine (950 mg/m(2) twice-daily for 14 days followed by 7 days of rest) in 2006 to 200...
However, if you need to perform these procedures with the power on, to prevent accidents due to the unexpected start of the machine and users' misoperation, estabish your oun procedures for safety and follow them. ~ 4tAlways turn off the power and unplug the ~ machine before performing the ...
or may cause injury to the patient. If any of the procedures below is required by medical necessity, the procedure(s) should be performed as far from the implanted components as possible. Stimulator function should be confirmed after the procedure. Ultimately, however, ...
Intracranial pressure - Intensive care - Head injuryOut of a series of 64 patients with severe head injury, external ventricular drainage (EVD) and pressure monitoring were feasible in 59 cases with the system remaining in place for 4–11 days. Early......
The base-line evaluation was done using VAS and modified Mayo performance index for elbow (MAYO). Re-evaluation was after 1, 2, and 6 months of the procedure. Statistical analysis was done using independent t-test. Six months after treatment with PRP, patient's with elbow epicondylitis had ...
A head-to-head comparison between FAP-specific PET and FDG, ideally with follow-up imaging after the appli- cation of anti-tuberculous therapy, could help to clarify the role of FAP-specific PET in this disease. The same applies to other tracers that have been tested for this indication ...
Figure 5. (A) presenting lateral cervical radiograph and CT showing C1-2 subluxation. The patient was treated with inpatient halter traction, which reduced after 5 days. Because of the duration for reduction, the next step was fixation in the halo vest in a reduced position. Overlapping axial...