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The Impact Of The Introduction Of The Pecarn Head Ct Rules On The Utilisation Of Head Ct Scans For Children With Mild Head Injury At The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi., Isaac Oluoch Kobe

Theses & Dissertations

Background: Head injury is the most common cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. Mild head injury comprises 90% of cases of head injury in children. Head CT scans are few, expensive and have the side effect of ionizing radiation whose effect is potentiated in children and also associated risk of sedation that is often required when doing CT scans in young children. The decision to order CT scans of the head is thus made on the basis of clinical decision rules of which the PECARN CT head rule has been found to be most sensitive and useful.

Objectives: Primary: …