Routine versus selective computed tomography of the abdomen, pelvis, and lumbar spine in blunt trauma: A prospective evaluation

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1108-1117

  Deunk, Jaap ^a   Brink, Monique ^a   Dekker, Helena M ^a   Kool, Digna R ^a   Van Kuijk, Cees ^b   Blickman, Johan G ^a   Van Vugt, Arie B ^a   Edwards, Michael J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Blunt trauma; Computed tomography; Routine

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE INJURY; ABDOMINAL INJURY; BLUNT TRAUMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; RADIOGRAPHY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651046987     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31817e55c3     Document Type: Article

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