Systematic review and meta-analysis of routine total body CT compared with selective CT in trauma patients

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 101-108

  Healy, Donagh A ^a,b   Hegarty, Aidan ^a   Feeley, Iain ^a   Clarke Moloney, Mary ^a   Grace, Pierce A ^a,b   Walsh, Stewart R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL INJURY; BLUNT TRAUMA; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; HEAD; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NECK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SPINE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX; THORAX INJURY; TIME; WHOLE BODY CT;

ABDOMEN; CHEST; CT/MRI; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; TRAUMA;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; ODDS RATIO; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84892788312     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201892     Document Type: Review

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