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Table 4 Neuroimaging performed in the control and rMRI periods for those complaints with significant differences between the time periods. For each chart, the y axis represents the percent of studies in each time period

From: Rapid brain MRI protocols reduce head computerized tomography use in the pediatric emergency department

Category

Control Period

Number of rMRI/total number in category (%)

rMRI period

Number of rMRI/total number in category (%)

P

Headache

13/217 (6.0)

135/284 (47.5)

< 0.01

Trauma in infant

17/196 (8.7)

44/253 (17.4)

0.02

Seizure

13/135 (9.6)

73/200 (36.5)

< 0.01

Shunt evaluation

2/90 (2.2)

30/70 (42.9)

< 0.01

Neurologic complaints

4/65 (6.2)

29/71 (40.8)

< 0.01

Altered mental status

5/57 (8.8)

17/54 (31.5)

< 0.01

Vomiting

7/44 (15.9)

31/66 (47.0)

< 0.01

Non-accidental trauma

20/46 (43.5)

22/46 (47.8)

0.29

Infection

5/33 (15.2)

20/40 (50.0)

< 0.01

Syncope

2/30 (6.7)

13/33 (39.4)

< 0.01

Eye complaint

2/25 (8.0)

11/34 (32.4)

0.07

Fussiness

10/17 (58.8)

14/26 (53.8)

0.70

Stroke

1/16 (6.3)

7/14 (50.0)

0.02

Respiratory

0/9 (0.0)

6/15 (40.0)

0.09

Vomiting with diarrhea

2/8 (25.0)

8/15 (53.3)

0.42

BRUE

4/12 (33.3)

7/10 (70.0)

0.07

Abdominal complaint

2/8 (25.0)

8/13 (61.5)

0.16

Other*

5/44 (11.4)

29/64 (45.3)

< 0.01

  1. *Other sickle cell disease with pain (n 6), dehydration, neck pain (n 5 each), ingestion/overdose (n 4), abnormal labs, cardiac arrest, hematemesis/bloody stool (n 3 each), congestion, ear pain, eye injury (n 2 each) allergic reaction, back pain, constipation, cough, croup, diabetes, genitourinary complaint, hemophilia, poor feeding, rash, sore throat, wound evaluation (n 1 each), and otherwise unclassified general medical complaint (n 67). BRUE, brief resolved unexplained event