Whole-body CT in haemodynamically unstable severely injured patients--a retrospective, multicentre study.

Whole-body CT in haemodynamically unstable severely injured patients--a retrospective, multicentre study.

The current common and dogmatic opinion is that whole-body computed tomography (WBCT) should not be performed in major trauma patients in shock. We aimed to assess whether WBCT during trauma-room treatment has any effect on the mortality of severely injured patients in shock.In a retrospective multi...

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Main Authors: Stefan Huber-Wagner, Peter Biberthaler, Sandra Häberle, Matthias Wierer, Martin Dobritz, Ernst Rummeny, Martijn van Griensven, Karl-Georg Kanz, Rolf Lefering, TraumaRegister DGU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3722202?pdf=render

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