Whole-body computed tomographic scanning leads to better survival as opposed to selective scanning in trauma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 534-539

  Caputo, Nicholas D ^a   Stahmer, Chris ^a   Lim, George ^b   Shah, Kaushal ^b  

^a LINCOLN MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Selective scan; Trauma; Whole body CT

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FATALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PELVIS; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX; TRAUMATOLOGY; WHOLE BODY CT; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84916599104     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000414     Document Type: Review

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