Improving the Screening Criteria for blunt cerebrovascula injury: the appropriate role for computed tomography angiography. Emmett KP, Fabian TC, DiCoco JM, Zarzaur BL, Croce MA. J Trauma 2011: 70: 1058-65. These authors reported a large series of patients who sustained blunt trauma and were treated at the Elvis Presley Trauma Center, and determined that 0.58% of the patients had a blunt cerebr...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Evaluation for blunt cerebrovascular injury has generated immense controversy with wide variations in recommendations regarding the need for evaluation and the optimal imaging technique. We review the literature and determine the most cost-effective strategy for evaluating blunt cerebrovascular injury in trauma patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A comprehensive literature ...

This pathway provides guidance for cerebrovascular imaging of blunt trauma patients who are at increased risk of cerebrovascular injury following their trauma. Date reviewed: August 2013 Date of next review: 2017/2018 Published: August 2013 Quick User Guide Move the mouse cursor over the PINK text boxes inside the flow chart to bring up a pop up box with salient points. Clicking on the PINK tex...

introduction: neonatal period damages occur due to mechanical forces (compression, stretching) during the birth process are classified as birth trauma. various maternofetal factors, such as maternal diabetes, breech or other noncephalic presentations and birth weight might have been effective in developing prenatal trauma. shoulder dystocia, which is common in neonates` of diabetic mothers, usu...

This pathway provides guidance for cerebrovascular imaging of blunt trauma patients who are at increased risk of cerebrovascular injury following their trauma. Date reviewed: August 2013 Date of next review: 2017/2018 Published: August 2013 Quick User Guide Move the mouse cursor over the PINK text boxes inside the flow chart to bring up a pop up box with salient points. Clicking on the PINK tex...

This pathway provides guidance for cerebrovascular imaging of blunt trauma patients who are at increased risk of cerebrovascular injury following their trauma. Date reviewed: August 2013 Date of next review: 2017/2018 Published: August 2013 Quick User Guide Move the mouse cursor over the PINK text boxes inside the flow chart to bring up a pop up box with salient points. Clicking on the PINK tex...