TY - JOUR
T1 - An observational study of compliance with the Scandinavian guidelines for management of minimal, mild and moderate head injury
AU - Heskestad, Ben
AU - Waterloo, Knut
AU - Ingebrigtsen, Tor
AU - Romner, Bertil
AU - Harr, Marianne Efskind
AU - Helseth, Eirik
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The Scandinavian guidelines for management of minimal, mild and moderate head injuries were developed to provide safe and cost effective assessment of head injured patients. In a previous study conducted one year after publication and implementation of the guidelines (2003), we showed low compliance, involving over-triage with computed tomography (CT) and hospital admissions. The aim of the present study was to investigate guideline compliance after an educational intervention.
AB - The Scandinavian guidelines for management of minimal, mild and moderate head injuries were developed to provide safe and cost effective assessment of head injured patients. In a previous study conducted one year after publication and implementation of the guidelines (2003), we showed low compliance, involving over-triage with computed tomography (CT) and hospital admissions. The aim of the present study was to investigate guideline compliance after an educational intervention.
U2 - 10.1186/1757-7241-20-32
DO - 10.1186/1757-7241-20-32
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22510221
SN - 1757-7241
VL - 20
SP - 32
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
ER -