Spectrophotometry, not visual inspection for the detection of xanthochromia in suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage: A debate

Emerg Med Australas. 2015 Jun;27(3):267-72. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12398. Epub 2015 Apr 28.

Authors

Kevin H Chu^{1

2}, Roderick O Bishop^{3

4}, Anthony F T Brown^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
³ Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, Nepean Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 25919441
DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.12398

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bilirubin / analysis
Headache / cerebrospinal fluid
Humans
Sensitivity and Specificity
Spectrophotometry / methods*
Spinal Puncture
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / cerebrospinal fluid*
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Bilirubin