Publications by authors named "Andrew H Shen"

Study Objective: Many injuries detected by computed tomographic (CT) imaging of blunt head trauma patients are considered "therapeutically inconsequential." We estimate the prevalence of these findings and determine how frequently affected patients had "important neurosurgical outcomes," defined as either a directed intervention or a poor Glasgow Outcome Scale score.

Methods: We prospectively enrolled all blunt head trauma patients undergoing emergency head CT imaging at 18 centers participating in the National Emergency X-radiography Utilization Study II (NEXUS).

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