Comparison of whole-body computed tomography vs selective radiological imaging on outcomes in major trauma patients: A meta-analysis

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Jiang, Libing ^a   Ma, Yuefeng ^a   Jiang, Shouyin ^a   Ye, Ligang ^a   Zheng, Zhongjun ^a   Xu, Yongan ^a   Zhang, Mao ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Mortality; Trauma; Whole body CT

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PROCEDURES; SURVIVAL RATE; TRENDS; WHOLE BODY IMAGING; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 84908145761     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13049-014-0054-2     Document Type: Article

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