Review of the CATCH study: a clinical decision rule for the use of computed tomography in children with minor head injury.
OBJECTIVE
In children with minor head trauma, which elements of the history and physical examination, combined as a clinical decision rule, can be used to rule out clinically significant brain trauma?


METHODS
Osmond MH, Klassen TP, Wells GA, et al. CATCH: a clinical decision rule for the use of computed tomography in children with minor head injury. CMAJ 2010;182:341-48.


OBJECTIVE
To prospectively derive a sensitive and reliable clinical decision rule for the use of computed tomography in children with minor head injury.
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON. cgerdung@ualberta.ca
Christopher
C
Gerdung
Shawn
S
Dowling
Eddy
E
Lang
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006261:Headache / Q000453:epidemiology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007508:Irritable Mood; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed