the effect of computed tomography without contrast in management of patients after moderate traumatic brain injury

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: moderate traumatic brain injury.
Unspecified intracranial injury
S06.9

Registration Number: IRCT20210509051232N1

Lead Sponsor: Fasa University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

The patient is in the first 6 hours after the onset of symptoms
According to the PECARN criteria, the patient was taken without a brain contrast agent at the time of CT scan
Glasgow Coma Score scale of the patient should be between 8 and 14
The patient is not a candidate for neurosurgical surgery
The patient or his first-degree companion is willing to participate in the study consciously
The patient is not a candidate for emergency surgery from another service
The patient's vital signs are completely stable without the need for inotropic drugs
The patient is not pregnant
The patient does not have Anisocoria
The patient has no seizures or no focal neurological deficit

Exclusion Criteria

Glasgow Coma Score scale=3 and bilaterally fixed dilated pupils
From the beginning of the study, the patient may experience a drop in GCS
The need for neurosurgery or any other surgery at any time from the start of the study
The unwillingness of the patient or his first-degree companions to participate in the study
Lack of trust in the patient's neurological examination for any reason (psychologic cases, low compliance of the patient or companions, initiation of sedative drugs)
Perform a brain CT scan for any reason earlier than 6 hours after the initial CT scan
Previous use of anticoagulant drug

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
eed for surgical intervention. Timepoint: 6 hours and 30 day. Method of measurement: Patient file.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Death. Timepoint: 6 hours and 30 days. Method of measurement: patient file.;Length of hospital stay. Timepoint: 6 hours and 30 days. Method of measurement: patient file.