CME 25/08/16 – Subarachnoid haemorrhage assessment and investigation
Here is Ros’s review of atraumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage assessment and investigation.
Resources:
- Subarachnoid Haemorrhage – The ED perspective, 2011, by Peter Allely from LITFL
- Excluding Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: Do we need the needle? 7/2015 by Michael Edmonds from Adelaide Emergency Physicians
- Current DOHWA Imaging pathway for investigation – Headache (Thunderclap)
- Carpenter CR, Hussain AM, Ward MJ, Zipfel GJ, Fowler S, Pines JM, Sivilotti ML. Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Describing the Diagnostic Accuracy of History, Physical Exam, Imaging, and Lumbar Puncture with an Exploration of Test Thresholds. Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Jun 16. doi: 10.1111/acem.12984. [Epub ahead of print]
- Perry J, et al. Sensitivity of computed tomography performed within six hours of onset of headache for diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage: prospective cohort study. BMJ 2011;343:d4277 doi: 10.1136
- Backes et al. Time-Dependent Test Characteristics of Head Computed Tomography in Patients Suspected of Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Haemorrhage. Stroke. 2012 Aug;43(8):2115-9. doi: 10.1161
