Whole-body computed tomography in the initial assessment of trauma patients: Is there optimal criteria for patient selection?

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 182-191

  Hsiao, Kai Hsun ^a   Dinh, Michael M ^a   Mcnamara, Kylie P ^b   Bein, Kendall J ^a   Roncal, Susan ^a   Saade, Charbel ^a   Waugh, Richard C ^a   Chi, Kee Fung ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision support technique; Emergency service; Multiple trauma; Whole body imaging; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDESTRIAN; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SPORT INJURY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WHOLE BODY CT;

EID: 84876100736     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.12041     Document Type: Article

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