Skull Fractures in Pediatric Emergency Department: the Ultrasound Protocol
ConditionSkull Fractures
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeUp to 6
SponsorIstituto Giannina Gaslini
The aim of this clinical trial is to compare musculoskeletal ultrasound with the reference standard diagnostic test (cranial CT scan) in patients with minor head trauma associated with scalp hematoma and suspected skull fracture. The primary objective is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound in detecting skull fractures, in terms of sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and likelihood ratios, using cranial CT as the reference standard.
6 years of age or less at enrollment
Blunt head trauma with skull haematoma
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) >= 14
signature of the informed consent form
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