CT within 6 hours of headache onset to rule out subarachnoid hemorrhage in nonacademic hospitals

Conclusions:
Our results support a change of practice wherein a lumbar puncture can be withheld in patients with a head CT scan performed <6 hours after headache onset and reported negative for the presence of SAH by a staff radiologist in the described nonacademic setting.

Source: Neurology - May 11, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Blok, K. M., Rinkel, G. J. E., Majoie, C. B. L. M., Hendrikse, J., Braaksma, M., Tijssen, C. C., Wong, Y. Y., Hofmeijer, J., Extercatte, J., Kerklaan, B., Schreuder, T. H. C. M. L., ten Holter, S., Verheul, F., Harlaar, L., Pruissen, D. M. O., Kwa, V. I. Tags: All Headache, Diagnostic test assessment, CT, Subarachnoid hemorrhage ARTICLE Source Type: research