Analysis of Repeated CT Scan Need in Blunt Head Trauma

Table 1

General characteristics of patients who had control cranial CTs.

	No difference in control CT	A new lesion or increase of pathology in control CTs	Decrease of pathology in control CTs	Total
Sex
Male	251	2	1	254
Female	95	1	1	97
Underlying disease
None	306	0	1	307
Medical	33	3	1	37
Cranial	6	0	0	6
Cranial and medical	1	0	0	1
Drug use
None	318	0	1	319
ASA	5	1	0	6
Anticoagulant	4	0	0	4
Others	19	2	1	22
First CT result
Normal	293	0	0	293
Hemorrhage	21	1	2	24
Fracture	25	2	0	27
Fracture + hemorrhage	4	0	0	4
Other (incidental pathology not related to trauma)	3	0	0	3
Outcome
Home	301	0	2	303
Ward	33	2	0	35
Operation room and intensive care unit	11	1	0	12
Home voluntarily	1	0	0	1