Abstract
Check the Necessity of Performing A CT Scan of the Brain in Patients with Mild Trauma
Author(s): Tayabeh Mahvar, Ali Malekkhatabi, Hanieh Mohammadi, Hadisalsadat Hosseini, Amirhossein Tondro, Mehrangiz Ghabimi, Hosna Veisimiankali and Mohammadjavad Veisimiankali*Background: CT scans of the skull in patients with head trauma play an important role in identifying patients' injuries; in moderate to severe brain injury; CT scans are arguably the best way to get information about the intracranial complications of a head injury. Researchers have cited several reasons why doctors are increasingly asking for CT scans of patients. In this study; pathological findings in CT scans of patients with mild cranial trauma and level of consciousness 13-15 are examined.
Method: In this study, the treatment process of 445 patients who had been referred to the emergency department due to skull trauma were examined as research units; and samples were taken by simple random sampling among patients for a whom CT scan of the brain was requested.
Results: According to the tables, most of the patients referred to the hospital due to skull trauma for a CT scan were men and were discharged in less than the first 24 hours. The age group of 21 to 30 years had the highest and the age group over 70 years had the lowest frequency and the highest percentage of requests for CT scans.
Conclusion: To carefully examine the extent of the damage to the patient, avoid possible risks, and necessary measures for treatment. On the other hand, the lack of clear protocols as well as the lack of clarity and certainty of physicians in their diagnoses to perform graphs of qualified people has increased the number of unnecessary CT scans.