First clinical experience with IVR-CT system in the emergency room: Positive impact on trauma workflow

Table 2 Outcomes Related to Time Analysis

	IVR-CT protocol (n = 21)	Conventional CT protocol (n = 27)	P-value
Time to CT initiation, min	10 (5–17)	29 (25–39)	<0.001
Time to CT end, min	16 (12–23)	38 (33–48)	<0.001
Time to definitive therapy, min
Thoracotomy/laparotomy^a	45 (37–65)	108 (81–129)	0.004
Transcatheter arterial embolization^b	54 (42–66)	75 (58–105)	0.007
28-day mortality, %	5 (24)	5 (19)	0.729

Data are expressed as group medians (interquartile ranges) or number (percent).^a Comparison between IVR-CT protocol (n = 7) and conventional CT protocol (n = 9).^b Comparison between IVR-CT protocol (n = 14) and conventional CT protocol (n = 18).
IVR, interventional radiology; CT, computed tomography.

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