Systematic review of the benefits and harms of whole-body computed tomography in the early management of multitrauma patients: Are we getting the whole picture

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1122-1130

  Surendran, Arthavan ^a,e   Mori, Alfredo ^b   Varma, Dinesh K ^c,e   Gruen, Russell L ^a,d,e  

^a NATIONAL TRAUMA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Emergency Department   (Australia)

^c Department of Radiology Alfred Melbourne ^*  (Australia)

^d Trauma Service   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

computed tomography; imaging; outcome; radiation; Trauma

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERATOGENICITY; WHOLE BODY CT;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 84897101112     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000178     Document Type: Review

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