ReviewTurkish journal of emergency medicine2018
Whole body computed tomography in multi trauma patients: Review of the current literature.
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- The influence of arm positions on abdominal image quality of whole-body computed tomography in trauma: systematic review.Emergency radiology · 2020Pooled it
- Strengthening trauma care in low- and middle-income countries through guideline adaptation and scalable system reforms.World journal of methodology · 2026Review
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- Comparison of whole body computed tomography findings with physician predictions in high-energy blunt trauma patients: prospective observational study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Observational
- Emergency treatment of pelvic ring injuries: state of the art.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Review
- 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
- A Comprehensive Analysis of the Radiation Exposure and the Diagnostic Benefit of PanCT in Pediatric Cases with Multiple Trauma.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
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- Creating Augmented Reality Holograms for Polytrauma Patients Using 3D Slicer and Holomedicine Medical Image Platform.AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium · 2023Article
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- Whole body CT for trauma reduces emergency department time for patients with lower extremity fractures.Emergency radiology · 2022Article
- Hybrid emergency rooms reduce the requirement of blood transfusion in patients with severe trauma.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2021Observational
- Imaging in polytrauma - Principles and current concepts.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2021Review
- Management of pelvic injuries in hemodynamically unstable polytrauma patients - Challenges and current updates.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2021Article
- Whole-body computed tomography is safe, effective and efficient in the severely injured hemodynamically unstable trauma patient.Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia) · 2020Review
- Is There a Role for CT Pan-Scans in the Initial Workup of Fragility Fracture Patients?Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2020Article
- Management of multiple traumas in emergency medicine department: A review.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2019Review
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Abstract
Many authors adopt the Selected Computed Tomography (SCT) approach of the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) for the management of multiple trauma patients. In the SCT approach, the initial physical examination is followed by conventional radiography (cervical X-ray, chest X-ray, pelvic X-ray and Focused Abdominal Sonography in Trauma (FAST)), and the computed tomography (CT) of the specific body regions if indicated. An alternative to this traditional approach is the Whole-body Computed Tomography (WBCT) protocol, which became widespread all over the world in the last two decades to minimize the rate of missed injuries and decrease the mortality rate. According to the literature, the WBCT approach is superior to the traditional SCT approach in the time of imaging, diagnostic accuracy, and mortality rates. Conversely, WBCT increases the cancer risk due to additional irradiation. Therefore, it is recommended that the WBCT protocol should be reserved for only severe multi-trauma patients. However, further studies to define severe patients, and clinical decision criteria for WBCT are needed.
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