In a message dated 7/7/2003 6:11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> My experience of a CT rich
> environement working in the US was that early CT scan
> had no effect on discharge, they were all admitted for
> a period of observation!
--> Where was this anecdotal experience? How long ago?
"CT Rich" - does that mean often-used? Many investigations are becoming like
that, for example, we now work in an ECG-rich environment, which is a good
thing, no?
Not every negative CT means early discharge, but many can.
Not every head injured patient with low GCS MUST have a CT as part of MX as
a rule EVERY TIME even when where "rich" - in a "recurrent attender" such
as mentioned here on the list, it may well be better for the patient to skip
a CT despite exactly the same GCS getting a CT in someone else. A different
case... CT is just a tool...
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