Record Details     « New Search       Brief Record Full Record MARC Record     Bibliographic Data 001    393010 005    20201212061609.AM 008    201212s |||||||||b ||00||| 040 ## $aDOST-PCHRD 100 1# $aCua-Lobo, Elena 100 1# $aYu, Rosita 100 1# $aAltamirano, Leo 100 1# $aUy, Aileen Cristy L. 245 00 $aThe validity of CT scan and skull x-ray in skull fractures among children with head trauma: a Metropolitan Hospital experience 300 ## $a200-206 520 3# $aTo determine the relationship between clinical findings of patients with head trauma and skull fracture by x-ray and CT scan in pediatric patients, areview of 73 admitted patients with ages 0-21 years old who had both skull roentgenography and CT scan of the head for head trauma over a 31 year period was done. There was an incidence of skull fracture of 23.3% with 1.4% mortality. To make efficient use of resources and minimize exposure to radiation, clinical criteria are necessary to select patients for both procedures. Other criteria previously defined and modified by Phillips are not significant in our series. On the basis of the present study, 3 criteria are identified as significant to consider the possibility of having a skull fracture after head trauma. These are hemotympanum, history of possible skull penetration and vomiting. The study also found the probability of hematoma occurring in the presence of skull fracture. We therefore conclude that patients with head trauma should undergo radiologic evaluation if they present with the modified criteria by Phillips and consider also vomiting as an important indicator of the possibility of the presence of skull fracture. 650 04 $aCRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA, 650 04 $aCRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA, 991 ## $wANALYTICS           Physical Location           Digital Copy Not Available          Add to Book Cart  |   Download MARC