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Table 4 Duplicated CT examination per patient during the subsequent hospital stay after a TA CT

From: Clinical guided computer tomography decisions are advocated in potentially severely injured trauma patients: a one-year audit in a level 1 trauma Centre with long pre-hospital times

CT type during trauma admission

SWBCT n = 36

Selective CT n = 9

Control CT for findings seen on trauma admission CT a, n (%)

28 (77.8)

7 (77.8)

 New finding identified b, not described on TA CT

   4 (14.3)

   1 (16.7)

  Active intervention chosen

      0 (0)

      0 (0.0)

  Conservative intervention chosen

     4 (100.0)

     1 (100.0)

New CT because of new vital indication

8 (22.2)

2 (22.2)

 New finding identified b, not described on TA CT

   4 (50.0)

   2 (50.0)

  Active intervention

     3 (75..0)

     2 (100.0)

  Conservative intervention

     1 (25.0)

     0 (0.0)

  1. CT Computer Tomography, TA trauma admission, SWBCT Standardized whole body CT, a The main reason per person registered, b The main finding registered