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CT scan incidental findings in trauma patients: does it impact hospital length of stay?

BACKGROUND: CT scans are heavily relied on for assessment of solid organ injuries complementing clinical examination. These CT scans could also reveal pathologies not related to trauma called incidental findings. We aimed to evaluate the frequency of these findings and their outcome on hospital serv...

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Autores principales: Andrawes, Peter, Picon, Antonio I, Shariff, Masood A, Azab, Basem, von Waagner, Wolf, Demissie, Seleshi, Fasanya, Charles
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5877912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29766099
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2017-000101