scholarly journals Clinical and biochemical parameters for the selective use of chest computed tomography in pediatric blunt trauma patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Demet Yaldız ◽  
Murat Anıl ◽  
Mustafa Onur Öztan ◽  
Funda Cansun Yakut ◽  
Mehmet Sadık Yaldız
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Blunt Trauma ◽  
Biochemical Parameters ◽  
Trauma Patients ◽  
Chest Computed Tomography

scholarly journals Criteria for the selective use of chest computed tomography in blunt trauma patients

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 818-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monique Brink ◽  
Jaap Deunk ◽  
Helena M. Dekker ◽  
Michael J. R. Edwards ◽  
Digna R. Kool ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Blunt Trauma ◽  
Trauma Patients ◽  
Chest Computed Tomography

The Trauma Bay Chest Radiograph in Stable Blunt-Trauma Patients: Do We Really Need It?

2006 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joao A. Lopes ◽  
Heidi L. Frankel ◽  
S. Jamal Bokhari ◽  
Matthew Bank ◽  
Manish Tandon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Blunt Trauma ◽  
Chest Radiograph ◽  
Trauma Center ◽  
Trauma Patients ◽  
Thoracic Injuries ◽  
Traumatic Injuries ◽  
Chest Computed Tomography ◽  
Level I ◽  
Trauma Bay

The current study evaluates the need for trauma bay chest radiographs (CXR) in stable blunt-trauma patients who are scheduled for chest computed tomography (CCT). A retrospective review of 157 randomly selected, stable, adult blunt-trauma patients who were admitted to a level I trauma center between 2000 and 2002, who underwent both CXR and CCT (GE Light-Speed Scanner), was performed. Stable patients were defined as unintubated, normotensive (SBP >100 mm Hg), and without hypoxia (O2 saturation >90%). No interventions were conducted in the trauma bay based on chest radiograph findings. Among 95 patients with a “normal” CXR, 38 patients (40%) were found on CCT to have traumatic injuries. Among 62 patients with an “abnormal” CXR, 18 (29%) were found to be normal on CCT. Of the remaining 44 patients, 34 had additional findings on CCT. In 32 patients, CCT led to changes in management. CCT was more sensitive in diagnosing thoracic injuries and led to significant changes in management. We feel that CXR could be safely eliminated in favor of CCT in stable blunt-trauma patients.

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

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raoul Van Vugt ◽  
Frederik Keus ◽  
Digna Kool ◽  
Jaap Deunk ◽  
Michael Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Blunt Trauma ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Trauma Patients
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