ArticleDer Unfallchirurg2015
[Near-infrared spectroscopy for the detection of traumatic intracranial hemorrhage: Feasibility study in a German army field hospital in Afghanistan].
Article in Der Unfallchirurg, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06491173 (Assessment of Accuracy, Precision, and Feasibility of a Handheld Near-Infrared Light Device), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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Assessment of Accuracy, Precision, and Feasibility of a Handheld Near-Infrared Light Device (InfraScanner 2500™) in Detecting Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage in Uganda
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Multimodal Neurologic Monitoring in Children With Acute Brain Injury.Pediatric neurology · 2022Review
- Early diagnosis of traumatic intracranial hematomas.Journal of biomedical optics · 2019Review
- Detector location selection based on VIP analysis in near-infrared detection of dural hematoma.Saudi journal of biological sciences · 2018Article
- Intracranial Hematoma Detection by Near Infrared Spectroscopy in a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service: Practical Experience.BioMed research international · 2017Article
- Clinical application of near-infrared spectroscopy in patients with traumatic brain injury: a review of the progress of the field.Neurophotonics · 2016Review
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Abstract
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most common causes of death in ordinary accidents, natural disasters, or warfare. The gold standard for diagnosis of TBI is the CT scan; a delay of diagnostics or medical care is the strongest independent predictor of mortality of TBI patients--particularly in the case of a surgically treatable intracranial hematoma. The proper classification of these patients is of major importance in situations where a CT is not accessible. A portable screening device that uses near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) technology allows a preliminary estimate of an intracranial hematoma. This study assessing practicability shows that the use of the device in a military medical rescue center (Kunduz, Afghanistan) is easy to learn and can be repeatedly used even under emergency room conditions. The technique can be applied in penetrating and blunt TBIs in the absence of an immediately available CT scan in rural areas, preclinically, under mass casualty conditions (e.g., in disaster situations) as well as in humanitarian crises or war zones. Nevertheless, further studies to assess the validity of this device are necessary.
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