2016
The Use of High-Risk Criteria in Screening Patients for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury A Survey
Wu X, Malhotra A, Forman HP, Nunez D, Sanelli P. The Use of High-Risk Criteria in Screening Patients for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury A Survey. Academic Radiology 2016, 24: 456-461. PMID: 27979639, DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2016.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelCerebral AngiographyCerebrovascular TraumaComputed Tomography AngiographyDatabases, FactualDelayed DiagnosisEmergency Service, HospitalHumansMagnetic Resonance AngiographyMass ScreeningRadiologistsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesWounds, NonpenetratingConceptsBlunt cerebrovascular injuryRisk factorsEmergency departmentCT angiographyDenver criteriaMR angiographyC1-C3 fracturesUtilization of imagingCerebrovascular injuryBlunt injuryBlunt traumaScreening ratesAngiographic studiesLarge academic institutionVascular injuryScreening patientsPatientsPreferred modalityRoutine useInjurySubsequent strokeAngiographyScreening criteriaPhysiciansRadiologists
2015
Screening for Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: Review of Literature and a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Malhotra A, Wu X, Kalra VB, Goodman TR, Schindler J, Forman HP. Screening for Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: Review of Literature and a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2015, 50: 1751-1757. PMID: 26546389, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt cerebrovascular injuryPediatric blunt cerebrovascular injurySelective computed tomography angiographyComputed tomography angiographyOptimal imaging strategyCost-effectiveness analysisAnticoagulation therapyCerebrovascular injuryManagement of BCVIAppropriate anticoagulation therapyHigh-risk patientsHigh-risk factorsImaging strategiesPossible screening strategiesReview of literatureSelective anticoagulationPediatric patientsAnticoagulation complicationsTomography angiographySystematic reviewPatientsSocietal perspectiveCost-effective strategyData extractionScreening strategy