Selective computed tomography (CT) versus routine thoracoabdominal CT for high-energy blunt-trauma patients

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Van Vugt, Raoul ^a   Keus, Frederik ^b   Kool, Digna ^c   Deunk, Jaap ^d   Edwards, Michael ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT CARE; ALGORITHM; BLUNT TRAUMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISABILITY; HIGH ENERGY BLUNT TRAUMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROUTINE THORACOABDOMINAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SELECTIVE THORACOABDOMINAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOMOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL INJURY; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX INJURY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; HUMANS; THORACIC INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 84897368185     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009743.pub2     Document Type: Review

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