Diagnostic accuracy of urine dipsticks to detect CSF leak in children presenting with traumatic brain injury
Date First Published:
October 14, 2019
Last Updated:
October 14, 2019
Report by:
Arun Jeyakumar and Chris Bird, CT3 Emergency Medicine and Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine (Emergency Department, Birmingham Children's Hospital)
Three-Part Question:
In [children presenting to the Emergency Department with traumatic brain injury], how [reliable is a urine dipstick] at [diagnosing a CSF leak]?