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Evidence brief: Near infrared spectroscopy for detecting brain hematoma

The ESP Coordinating Center (ESP CC) is responding to a request from the Office of Community Engagement's (OCE) Center for Compassionate Innovation (CCI) for an evidence brief on use of near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to evaluate patients in nursing homes including VA Community Living Centers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mackey, Katherine
Corporate Authors: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Portland VA Medical Center Evidence-based Synthesis Program Center, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (U.S.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research And Development Service 2017, October 2017
Series:Evidence-based synthesis program
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The ESP Coordinating Center (ESP CC) is responding to a request from the Office of Community Engagement's (OCE) Center for Compassionate Innovation (CCI) for an evidence brief on use of near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to evaluate patients in nursing homes including VA Community Living Centers (CLCs) for the presence of brain hematomas after falls. Findings from this evidence brief will be used to inform Subject Matter Experts' consideration of NIRS' clinical use and research, as well as program prioritization, in the nursing home setting. The aim of this evidence brief is to evaluate the potential impact of NIRS use among nursing home patients after falls by describing the technical feasibility of NIRS for detecting brain hematomas and synthesizing the evidence on the performance characteristics of NIRS, and its impact on diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, patient outcomes, potential harms, and cost-effectiveness
Item Description:At head of title: QUERI.
Physical Description:1 PDF file (ii, 22 pages) illustrations

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