SynthesisEmergency radiology2024
Diagnostic utility of whole-body computed tomography/pan-scan in trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis study.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- ESR Essentials: blunt abdominal trauma in adult patients: vascular injuries to solid organs and mesentery-practice recommendations by the European Society of Emergency Radiology.European radiology · 2026Guideline
- Computed tomography derived analytic morphomics as predictors of clinical outcomes in trauma: a systematic narrative review.Emergency radiology · 2026Pooled it
- Emergency radiology of severe acute injury in extreme alpine summer sports: a pictorial essay.Emergency radiology · 2026Review
- CT in adult patients with Polytrauma: current practices, protocol optimization, structured reporting and future directions.Emergency radiology · 2026Review
- Strengthening trauma care in low- and middle-income countries through guideline adaptation and scalable system reforms.World journal of methodology · 2026Review
- Whole-Body Computed Tomography (WBCT) for the initial assessment of trauma patients: a retrospective observational study.Emergency radiology · 2026Observational
- Infrared thermography and dual-layer spectral CT for the detection of femoral vascular compromise: an experimental large animal study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026Article
- Efficacy of pan-computed tomography scan in trauma patients presenting in the emergency department of a tertiary care center: an observational study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Computed tomography assessment after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation.Resuscitation plus · 2026Article
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Blunt Chest Trauma: Diagnostic Performance and Clinical Relevance.Cureus · 2026Review
- Prognostic factors in moderate and severe traumatic brain injury: A multivariate statistical analysis.Surgical neurology international · 2026Article
- Imaging in Acute Abdominal Emergencies: A Narrative Review of Surgical Decision-Making and Outcomes.Cureus · 2025Review
- Hybrid Angio-CT with DICI-CT in Interventional Oncology and Beyond: A Narrative Review.Cancers · 2025Review
- Recent Advances in Prehospital and In-Hospital Management of Patients with Severe Trauma.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- [Deep Learning Reconstruction Algorithm Combined With Smart Metal Artifact Reduction Technique Improves Image Quality of Upper Abdominal CT in Critically Ill Patients].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2024Article
- Investigating the Potential Overuse of Pan-Computed Tomography (PanCT) Examinations in Trauma Cases in Emergency Departments.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Review
- Prognostic Factors and Clinical Outcomes of Surgical Treatment of Major Thoracic Trauma.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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8 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Trauma is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity. It is crucial to diagnose trauma patients quickly to provide effective treatment interventions in such conditions. Whole-body computed tomography (WBCT)/pan-scan is an imaging technique that enables a faster and more efficient diagnosis for polytrauma patients. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to evaluate the efficacy of WBCT in diagnosing injuries in polytrauma patients. We will also assess its impact on the mortality rate and length of hospital stay among trauma centers between patients who underwent WBCT and those who did not (non-WBCT). Twenty-seven studies meeting our inclusion criteria were selected among PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. The criteria were centered on the significance of WBCT/pan-scan application in trauma patients. Stata version 15 was used to perform statistical analysis on the data. The authors have also used I
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