Repeat abdominal computed tomography scans after pediatric blunt abdominal trauma: Missed injuries, extra costs, and unnecessary radiation exposure

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2019-2024

  Cook, Steven H ^a   Fielding, Julia R ^b   Phillips, J Duncan ^a  

^a North Carolina Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal trauma; Computed tomography (CT); Injury; Pediatric trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; VITAL SIGN;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 77957810945     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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