Validation of the PediBIRN-7 clinical prediction rule for pediatric abusive head trauma

CONCLUSION: The PediBIRN-7's overall AHT prediction performance has been validated in a novel, equivalent, patient population. Its patient-specific estimates of AHT probability can inform physicians' AHT-related diagnostic reasoning after abuse evaluation.PMID:38663048 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106799

Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - April 25, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Kent P Hymel Christopher L Carroll Terra N Frazier Kerri Weeks Bruce E Herman Mark Marinello Yiming Chen Ming Wang Stephen C Boos Pediatric Brain Injury Research Network (PediBIRN) Investigators Source Type: research