How can we Accurately Predict Intra-cranial injury in Children: The APIC Study

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1046727

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Head injuries are a common in children. Even a seemingly minor incident may cause serious brain injury. Whilst head computed tomography (CT) identifies all important injuries there is a growing recognition that radiation from CTs increases the risk of fatal brain cancers, especially in younger children. This study of 10,000 children with head injuries aims to investigate the best way to accurately predict which children should undergo a head CT, and which children do not require one.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $836,500.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Emergency Medicine

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

clinical decision making | computed tomography | decision support | guidelines | neurosurgery | paediatric | traumatic brain injury (TBI) | validation

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