2023
CT With CTA Versus MRI in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness: Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching.
Tu L, Navaratnam D, Melnick E, Forman H, Venkatesh A, Malhotra A, Yaesoubi R, Sureshanand S, Sheth K, Mahajan A. CT With CTA Versus MRI in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness: Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2023, 221: 836-845. PMID: 37404082, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.23.29617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary stroke prevention medicationsStroke prevention medicationsEmergency departmentPrevention medicationsEchocardiography evaluationPosterior circulation strokeProportion of patientsGroup of patientsPhysical examination findingsNeuroimaging resultsUse of MRIReview of systemsGreater frequencyPropensity-score matchingExamination findingsRetrospective studyED readmissionMedical historyHead CTClinical impactMRI examinationsBrain MRINeck CTADizzinessPatients
2018
ADHERENCE TO THE PECARN PEDIATRIC HEAD INJURY RULE IN TWO CANADIAN EMERGENCY SETTINGS
Gariepy M, Gravel J, Turcotte S, Légaré F, Melnick E, Hess E, Witteman H, Lelaidier-Hould L, Truchon C, Sauvé L, Plante P, Lesage N, Archambault P. ADHERENCE TO THE PECARN PEDIATRIC HEAD INJURY RULE IN TWO CANADIAN EMERGENCY SETTINGS. Paediatrics & Child Health 2018, 23: e9-e10. PMCID: PMC5961350, DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxy054.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraumatic brain injuryLevel II trauma centerEmergency departmentHead CTPECARN rulesHead traumaTrauma centerImportant traumatic brain injuryMinor traumatic brain injuryMandatory inclusion criteriaRetrospective chart reviewPediatric level ICanadian emergency departmentsRisk of cancerYears of ageCT overuseEligible patientsChart reviewPediatric patientsRelated complicationsHead injuryMedical recordsBrain injuryInclusion criteriaLevel I