A cool tool.

In this episode Dr. Nate Kuppermann (@nkuppermann) discusses another amazing article on the PECARN TBI decision rule just published in JAMA Network Open. The article, Effect of the Head Computed Tomography Choice Decision Aid in Parents of Children With Minor Head Trauma: A Cluster Randomized Trial, and this episode explores shared decision making in the ED and a cool tool we can use to aid this process.

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Hosts:

Dr. Julia Magaña, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at UC Davis

Guest:

Dr. Nate Kuppermann, Pediatric Emergency Physician, Professor and Chair of the UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine, Founding Chair of the PECARN Steering Committee

Resources:

Effect of the Head Computed Tomography Choice Decision Aid in Parents of Children With Minor Head Trauma: A Cluster Randomized Trial.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2703135

Erik P. Hess, MD, MSc1,2,3; James L. Homme, MD4,5; Anupam B. Kharbanda, MD, MSc6; Leah Tzimenatos, MD7; Jeffrey P. Louie, MD8; Daniel M. Cohen, MD9; Lise E. Nigrovic, MD, MPH10; Jessica J. Westphal11; Nilay D. Shah, PhD12,13; Jonathan Inselman, MS13; Michael J. Ferrara2,14; Jeph Herrin, PhD15; Victor M. Montori, MD, MSc3; Nathan Kuppermann, MD, MPH6,16

JAMA Network Open. 2018;1(5):e182430. 

Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19758692)

Kuppermann  N, Holmes  JF, Dayan  PS,  et al; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network.  Lancet. 2009;374(9696):1160-1170. 

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