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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Clinical Decision Rules"”.
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Petechiae in Children (PiC) study: evaluating potential clinical decision rules for the management of feverish children with non-blanching rashes, including the role of point of care testing for Procalcitonin & Neisseria meningitidis DNA
… study was to report the performance of existing clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for diagnosis of invasive meningococcal disease (MD) in children presenting with fever and non-blanching rash in the UK.<br/><br/>Methods<br/>Data were collected prospectively from 37 UK Emergency Departments (ED) …
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Validation of the Ottawa Ankle Rules for Acute Foot and Ankle Injuries
Context: The original and modified Ottawa Ankle Rules (OARs) were developed as clinical decision rules (CDRs) for the emergency department setting. However, these CDRs have not been validated as an acute clinical evaluation tool. Currently, there are no sport-specific CDRs relating to acute ankle …
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Prevalence, Risk Factors and Predictors of Adverse Outcomes of Febrile Neutropenia in Oncology Patients on Chemotherapy at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital: A Three Year Retrospective Study
… treatment in children. The need for regional clinical decision rules allowing for home-based care in those at low risk for adverse outcomes has been identified. Aims: To evaluate the prevalence and potential risk factors for FN, identify adverse outcomes and validate a tool to identify risk …
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CSPINE (Correlating Soft tissue Projections in Injured NEcks) A descriptive study on measuring prevertebral soft tissue thickness as a ratio of vertebral body width in paediatric cervical spine trauma
… as a ratio of vertebral body width is lacking. Clinical decision rules should be based on best available evidence to minimize patient harms and improve health outcomes. This study determined whether consistent, measurable ratios exist for use as simple diagnostic tools in assessing paediatric …
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Clinical presentation and diagnostic work up of suspected pulmonary embolism in a district hospital emergency centre serving a high HIV/TB burden population
… work-up of PE has been improved by the use of Clinical decision rules (CDRs) and CT Pulmonary Angiography (CTPA) in high-income countries. Currently used CDRs have not been validated in the South African environment, where HIV and TB are highly prevalent. Both conditions are known to induce a …
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Prediction of pulmonary embolism in children
… challenging, considering the often non-specific clinical signs and symptoms associated with this condition. Computed tomography with pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is currently the diagnostic gold standard, but carries the risk of radiation-induced malignancy. For these reasons, the optimal …
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Hard hitting facts on childhood head trauma: an epidemiological analysis
… poses risk to the patient. In order to guide decision protocol/algorithm, various Clinical Decision Rules (CDRs) have been established in High Income Countries. These protocols, including the need for CT scan might differ in a Medium/Low Income setting. Methodology: This is a prospective, …
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DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE-GUIDED LEARNING FOR ROBUST MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION DETECTION FROM 12-LEAD ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS
… electrocardiogram (ECG) according to established clinical guidelines that specify alterations in ECG components. Manual ECG interpretation is time-consuming and prone to inter-observer variability, and motivated the development of automated MI diagnosis. In this context, deep learning (DL) has …
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¿La implementación de la guía institucional disminuyó el uso de tomografía para el diagnóstico de apendicitis aguda?
Antecedentes: La tomografía es el método más sensible para el diagnóstico de apendicitis aguda, pero existen reglas de predicción clínica que unen síntomas, examen físico y paraclínicos para optimizar su uso. Nuestro objetivo fue comparar la frecuencia de tomografía antes y después de la …