Open AccessTrends in utilization of whole-body computed tomography in blunt trauma after MVC: Analysis of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program database
Author(s) -
Corinne Bunn,
Brendan Ringhouse,
Palak Patel,
Marshall S. Baker,
Richard P. Gonzalez,
Zaid M. Abdelsattar,
Fred A. Luchette
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of trauma and acute care surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.25
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 2163-0763
pISSN - 2163-0755
DOI - 10.1097/ta.0000000000003129
Subject(s) - medicine , glasgow coma scale , computed tomography , emergency department , injury severity score , blunt , blunt trauma , whole body imaging , radiology , abdomen , trauma center , nuclear medicine , surgery , emergency medicine , retrospective cohort study , poison control , injury prevention , positron emission tomography , psychiatry
The use of whole-body computed tomography (WBCT) in awake, clinically stable injured patients is controversial. It is associated with unnecessary radiation exposure and increased cost. We evaluate use of computed tomography (CT) imaging during the initial evaluation of injured patients at American College of Surgeons Levels I and II trauma centers (TCs) after blunt trauma.