ReviewJournal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma2021
Imaging in polytrauma - Principles and current concepts.
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- CT in adult patients with Polytrauma: current practices, protocol optimization, structured reporting and future directions.Emergency radiology · 2026Review
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- Occult fractures in low-energy trauma-A retrospective forensic case series.Emergency radiology · 2026Observational
- The Complex Consequences of Severe Polytrauma with Traumatic Brain Injuries Caused by a Traffic Accident in a Child: A Case Report.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Risk of acute kidney injury following repeated contrast exposure in trauma patients.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Article
- Liquid biopsy in organ damage: introduction of an innovative tool for assessing the complexity of blunt splenic injury.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Trends in Radiation at a Level I Trauma Center.Cureus · 2024Article
- The use of whole body computed tomography does not lead to increased 24-h mortality in severely injured patients in circulatory shock.Scientific reports · 2024Observational
- Diagnostic Approaches to Vascular Injury in Polytrauma-A Literature Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Value of contrast-enhanced arterial phase imaging in addition to portovenous phase in CT evaluation of blunt abdominopelvic trauma.European radiology · 2023Article
- Updates in postoperative imaging modalities following musculoskeletal surgery.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2021Review
- Updates and best practices in polytrauma.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2021Article
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Abstract
Imaging forms a crucial component in reducing mortality of polytraumatized patients by aiding appropriate diagnosis and guiding the emergency and definitive treatment. With the exponential expansion in the radiological armamentarium and introduction of protocols like Extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma (EFAST) and Whole body Computed tomography (WBCT), the role of imaging has considerably increased. Emergency imaging protocols should be done for rapid diagnosis of life-threatening injuries allowing simultaneous evaluation and resuscitation. Subsequent comprehensive imaging is essential to diagnose the often clinically missed injuries to reduce the overall morbidity. Imaging protocols must adapt to the patient's clinical scenario, which can be dynamically changing. Each trauma team should devise clear guidelines, protocols, and algorithms suitable for their center depending on the local availability of types of equipment and expertise. Radiologists must efficiently communicate and adopt patient-centered approach to ensure early appropriate care to these severely injured patients. Future research should involve multicentre studies to formulate the most appropriate imaging protocol in polytrauma to increase diagnostic accuracy and thereby reduce patient mortality.
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