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Table 5 Brain CT imaging intervals by indication and clinical urgency (N = 191)

From: Intracranial haemorrhage detected by cerebral computed tomography after falls in hospital acute medical wards

Indication and urgency

Total number of patients

n (%)

Imaging interval in hours

Median (IQR)

CTB within one hour

n (%)

CTB within eight hours

n (%)

Overall

191 (100.0)

3.7 (2.2–6.6)

6 (3.1)

154 (80.6)

Urgent

61 (31.9)

3.2 (1.9–5.3)

4 (6.6)

49 (80.3)

Non-urgent

66 (34.6)

3.1 (2.1–6.6)

2 (3.0)

53 (80.3)

Non-indicated

64 (33.5)

4.7 (2.9–7.7)

0 (0.0)

52 (81.3)

  1. IQR Interquartile range, CTB brain computed tomography