Single-contrast computed tomography for the triage of patients with penetrating torso trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 583-588

  Ramirez, René M ^a   Cureton, Elizabeth L ^a   Ereso, Alexander Q ^a   Kwan, Rita O ^a   Dozier, Kristopher C ^a   Sadjadi, Javid ^a   Bullard, M Kelley ^a   Liu, Terrence H ^a   Victorino, Gregory P ^a  

^a UCSFEast Bay ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Penetrating trauma; Single contrast CT

Indexed keywords

IOPAMIDOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STAB WOUND; SURGEON; THORAX PENETRATING TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX INJURY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIAGE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 70449113288     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181a39330     Document Type: Article

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