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The proceeds and consequences of a brain CT in a critically ill patient should outweigh these risks. The aim of this study was to critically evaluate the diagnostic and therapeutic yield of brain CT in ICU patients.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>In a prospective observational study data were collected during one year on the reasons to request a brain CT, expected abnormalities, abnormalities found by the radiologist and consequences for treatment. An \u201cexpected abnormality\u201d was any finding that had been predicted by the physician requesting the brain CT. A brain CT was \u201cdiagnostically positive\u201d, if the abnormality found was new or if an already known abnormality was increased. It was \u201cdiagnostically negative\u201d if an already known abnormality was unchanged or if an expected abnormality was not found. The treatment consequences of the brain CT, were registered as \u201ctreatment as planned\u201d, \u201ctreatment changed, not as planned\u201d, \u201ctreatment unchanged\u201d.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Data of 225 brain CT in 175 patients were analyzed. In 115 (51%) brain CT the abnormalities found were new or increased known abnormalities. 115 (51%) brain CT were found to be diagnostically positive. In the medical group 29 (39%) of brain CT were positive, in the surgical group 86 (57%), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> 0.01. After a positive brain CT, in which the expected abnormalities were found, treatment was changed as planned in 33%, and in 19% treatment was changed otherwise than planned.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The results of this study show that the diagnostic and therapeutic yield of brain CT in critically ill patients is moderate. 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