From: Routine whole body CT of high energy trauma patients leads to excessive radiation exposure
Unprotected traffic victim | Protected traffic victim | Fall <3 m | Fall >3 m | Other (chrush, blunt, SW) | P-value | |
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(n = 154) | (n = 229) | (n = 60) | (n = 40) | (n = 40) | ||
Age - mean, years (SD) | 33.62 (20.58) | 34.98 (19.18) | 44.45 (25.78) | 43.26 (19.15) | 36.13 (19.54) | 0.002 |
Male gender % (n): | 64.3 % (99) | 57.5 % (132) | 63.3 % (38) | 95.0 % (38) | 82.5 % (33) | <0.001 |
Examined with whole body computer tomography in trauma (WBCT-T) % (n) | 60.4 % (93) | 51.5 % (118) | 50.0 % (30) | 72.5 % (29) | 50.0 % (20) | 0.065 |
Injury on WBCT-T % (n) | 47.3 % (44) | 28.8 % (34) | 50.0 % (15) | 72.4 % (21) | 60.0 % (12) | <0.001 |
Specific radiological exams % (n) | 61.7 % (95) | 46.3 % (106) | 56.4 % (34) | 62.5 % (25) | 52.5 % (21) | 0.033 |
Injury Severity Score (ISS) - mean (SD) | 5.30 (8.46) | 3.53 (9.62) | 5.18 (10.65) | 7.95 (6.68) | 7.65 (9.16) | 0.009 |
S-etanol in mmol/l, intoxicated pt - mean (SD) | 44.82 (20.66) | 34.34 (26.81) | 53.73 (6.04) | 51.67 (13.00) | 23.83 (16.13) | 0.081 |
Intoxication on admission % (n) | 8.6 % (12) | 4.8 % (10) | 7.1 % (4) | 16.2 % (6) | 17.6 % (6) | 0.031 |
Admission to intensive care unit (ICU) % (n) | 36.4 % (56) | 30.1 (69) | 41.7 % (25) | 42.5 % (17) | 42.5 % (17) | 0.23 |