Chatha, H., Sammy, I.A. orcid.org/0000-0003-4265-5569, Sattout, A. et al. (1 more author) (2016) Identifying predictors for focused CT scanning in the ED. In: International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM) 2016, Cape Town, 18/04/2016 - 21/04/2016, Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
Abstract
Background Appropriate imaging for major trauma patients, in particular deciding between imaging of a single body region or whole body CT (WBCT), is an important aspect of clinical decision making in these patients. This study aimed to identify predictors of injury to a single scan region in major trauma patients. Discussion These findings suggest that patients with examination findings isolated to a single body region may only need isolated imaging to the affected area. These factors, used in conjunction with a clinical decision rule for WBCT may help decide on the appropriate imaging for patient who do not need WBCT imaging.
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Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Copyright © 2017 Chatha H et al. This is an open access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Whole Body Computerised Tomography; Major Trauma; Emergency Department; Imaging |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jul 2017 09:06 |
Last Modified: | 07 Jul 2017 09:06 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.7490/f1000research.1112145.1 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | No |
Identification Number: | 10.7490/f1000research.1112145.1 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:118546 |