SynthesisJournal of injury & violence research2015
Systematic review: effect of whole-body computed tomography on mortality in trauma patients.
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- The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma: sixth edition.Critical care (London, England) · 2023Guideline
- Routine versus selective computed tomography in non-traumatic acute abdominal pain: meta-analysis of randomised trials.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Whole-Body Computed Tomography (WBCT) for the initial assessment of trauma patients: a retrospective observational study.Emergency radiology · 2026Observational
- Dose-reduction strategies in whole-body CT for injured patients in the emergency department: a scoping review.International journal of emergency medicine · 2026Review
- Effects of trauma mattress on dose and image quality of paediatric whole-body computed tomography examinations.BMC medical imaging · 2025Article
- Unified total body CT image with multiple organ specific windowings: validating improved diagnostic accuracy and speed in trauma cases.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Radiation exposure in recurrent medical imaging: identifying drivers and high-risk populations.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Physical examination and CT to assess thoracic injury in 137 cats presented to UK referral hospitals after trauma.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Structured approach with primary and secondary survey for major trauma care: an overview of reviews.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2023Review
- Failure to receive prescribed imaging is associated with increased early mortality after injury in Cameroon.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Improving the protocol for whole-body CT scans in trauma patients.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022Article
- Whole body CT for trauma reduces emergency department time for patients with lower extremity fractures.Emergency radiology · 2022Article
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- Incidence and clinical impact of lower extremity vascular injuries in the setting of whole body computed tomography for trauma.Emergency radiology · 2021Observational
- Yield of whole-body computed tomography at a low-volume emergency department: A 5-year experience.Saudi medical journal · 2021Observational
- Why do some trauma patients die while others survive? A matched-pair analysis based on data from Trauma Register DGU®.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2020Article
- Incidental findings in thoracic CTs performed in trauma patients: an underestimated problem.European radiology · 2019Article
- The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma: fifth edition.Critical care (London, England) · 2019Article
- A new low-dose multi-phase trauma CT protocol and its impact on diagnostic assessment and radiation dose in multi-trauma patients.Emergency radiology · 2017Article
- Evaluation of a new imaging tool for use with major trauma cases in the emergency department.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe initial diagnostic evaluation and management of trauma patients is mainly based on Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) guidelines worldwide. Based on ATLS principles, conventional diagnostics such as conventional radiography (CR) and focused abdominal sonography in trauma (FAST) should precede selective use of CT. Whole-body CT (WBCT) is highly accurate and allows detection of life threatening injuries with good sensitivity and specificity. WBCT is faster than conventional diagnostics and saves more time in management of trauma patients. This study aims to review studies investigating the effect of WBCT on mortality in trauma patients.
methodsLiteratures were found by searching keywords in Medline, PubMed and Cochrane library. The relevant articles were selected by two independent reviewers based on title, abstract and introduction sections. Full-texts of selected articles were reviewed and those investigating effect of WBCT on mortality in trauma patients were included.
resultsSearching the keywords in Medline and PubMed resulted in 178 and 167 articles, respectively. Nine studies met the inclusion criteria and were reviewed. These included 8 retrospective and 1 prospective cohort studies. Mortality was measured as mortality rate or standardised mortality ratio (SMR) in the included studies.
conclusionsUnlike previous systematic reviews, this review indicates that use of WBCT in blunt trauma patients is associated with reduced overall mortality rate and that WBCT can potentially improve the probability of survival in haemodynamically stable and unstable blunt trauma patients. High quality RCTs are required to describe a causal relationship between WBCT and mortality in trauma patients.
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