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Is There a Need for Abdominal CT Scan in Trauma Patients With a Low-Risk Mechanism of Injury and Normal Vital Signs?

Background Clinically significant injuries are often missed in trauma patients with low-risk mechanisms of injury and lack of "red flags," such as abnormal vital signs. The purpose of this retrospective analysis was to evaluate the efficacy of computed axial tomography (CT) for identifying...

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Autores principales: Ledrick, David, Payvandi, Alexander, Murray, Adam C, Leskovan, John J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7755665/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33376642
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11628