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ArticleEmergency (Tehran, Iran)2017

Pan vs. Selective Computed Tomography Scans in Management of Multiple Trauma Patients; a Brief Report.

Anita Sabzghabaei, Majid Shojaee, Hamid Kariman, Mohammad Manouchehrifar, Kamran Heydari, Sirus Sohrabi

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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Mortality Rate of Trauma Patients with ESI Triage Level 1-2 Who Underwent Computerized Tomography-PANSCAN versus Conventional Computerized Tomography Scan.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2021
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An assessment of repeat computed tomography utilization in the emergency department in the setting of blunt trauma.Emergency radiology · 2018
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anita SabzghabaeiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Loghmane Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Majid ShojaeeDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Hamid KarimanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Mohammad ManouchehrifarDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Loghmane Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Kamran HeydariDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Loghmane Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Sirus SohrabiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRQom University of Medical Science and Health Services · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionUsing pan or selective computed tomography (CT) scan in management of multiple trauma patient is a matter of debate. Therefore, the present study was designed aiming to compare the findings of pan and selective CT scans in management of multiple trauma patients.

methodThis is a prospective cross-sectional study, on patients presented to the emergency department (ED) of Shohadaye Haftome Tir Hospital, Tehran, Iran, following blunt multiple trauma over a 1-year period, from March 2014 to March 2015. Findings regarding presence or absence of injury in head, face, neck, chest, abdomen and hip were compared between patients that underwent pan and selective CT using SPSS 21.

results443 patients with the mean age of 34.54 ± 17.88 years were evaluated (78% male). 248 (56%) patients underwent selective CT scan and 195 (44%) underwent pan CT scan. The 2 groups were similar regarding vital signs and mean age. Mean hospital length of stay was 21.05 ± 24.64 days for selective CT scan group and 18.18 ± 22.75 days for the other one (p = 0.209). A significant difference was only seen regarding findings of chest injury between the 2 groups (p < 0.001). In other cases a proper overlap was seen between findings of the 2 groups.

conclusionBased on the results of the present study, it seems that doing selective CT scan yields results similar to pan CT in detection of head and face, neck and abdomen and hip injuries in multiple trauma patients. However, using pan CT in these patients led to 16% increase in detection and diagnosis of traumatic intra-thoracic injuries.

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diagnostic techniques and proceduresemergency servicehospitalmultiple traumaTomographywhole body imagingx-ray computed

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