BIG Validation | mTBI Updates

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of August 21-25, 2023.

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Thursday Spoon Feed:

This article was a multi-institutional prospective validation of the American Association for Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Brain Injury Guidelines (BIG), which were developed to guide effective resource utilization for traumatic brain injury. The validation study demonstrated that this system was accurate and safe and that its implementation can reduce CT scan utilization and neurosurgical consultation.

Friday Spoon Feed:

ACEP has issued an updated Clinical Policy to provide evidence-based guidelines for management of adult patients presenting to the ED with mild traumatic brain injury based on systematic review of available literature.