ArticlePolish journal of radiology2020
Rationality of using whole-body computed tomography in trauma patients.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The utilisation of international consensus definitions of the disease polytrauma: a systematic review.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026Pooled it
- Whole-Body Computed Tomography (WBCT) for the initial assessment of trauma patients: a retrospective observational study.Emergency radiology · 2026Observational
- Can leukocyte count predict the presence of post-traumatic lesions on the WBCT in clinically stable severe trauma patients? A retrospective study.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Observational
- Analysis of the appropriateness of orthopaedic computed tomography scans as exemplified by lower extremity bones and joints.Polish journal of radiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeIdentification of the group of patients meeting the criteria of a severe multiple trauma (polytrauma) among those admitted to the regional trauma centre and subjected to whole-body computed tomography (WBCT) due to injuries. Identification the patients for whom WBCT was the optimal choice. MATERIAL AND
methodsRetrospective analysis of the data of 303 patients undergoing WBCT in the period 2015-2017 with assessment of the injury severity based on the abbreviated injury scale (AIS) and injury severity score (ISS).
resultsAmong 303 patients undergoing WBCT due to trauma, multiple injuries with ISS > 15 were found in 74 individuals (24.4%). After excluding patients whose limb fractures increased ISS above 15, the group decreased to 63 patients (20.8%). For these patients, the WBCT may be described as the optimal imaging method at an early stage of management.
conclusionsTrauma patients are too often qualified for WBCT. Exposure to a high dose of ionising radiation associated with this modality requires critical analysis of the scope of indications and rules of conduct for trauma teams.
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