Whole‐body computed tomography in the initial assessment of trauma patients: Is there optimal criteria for patient selection?

Kai Hsun Hsiao, Michael Dinh, Kylie P McNamara, Kendall J Bein, Susan Roncal, Charbel Saade, Richard Waugh, K. Fung Kee Fung

Emergency Medicine Australasia · 2013 · 45 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

The decision to perform WBCT scans in trauma should be at the discretion of the treating clinician. Applying a prediction rule would increase the number of WBCT scans performed without improving overall accuracy.

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