Evidence brief. Near infrared spectroscopy for detecting brain hematoma / Katherine Mackey [and five others].
Publication Info.
Washington, DC : Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Health Services Research & Development Service, 2017.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 20-22).
Funding
VA ESP 09-199
Note
Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (VA, viewed December 22, 2020).
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.
