Table 6 Imaging tests performed at admission
From: Performance of pre-hospital evaluations in ruling out invasive chest stab wounds
Pre-hospital signs of IWs (n = 94) | No signs of IWs (n = 59) | p* | |
|---|---|---|---|
No investigation, n | 3 | 0 | |
Chest X-ray, n (%) | 83 (88) | 59(100) | < 0.01a |
Chest X-ray alone, n (%) | 8(9) | 9(15) | 0.19a |
TTE, n (%) | 64(68) | 35(59) | 0.27a |
TTE alone, n (%) | 7(7) | 0 | 0.03b |
CT scan, n (%) | 53(56) | 45(76) | 0.013a |
CT scan alone, n | 0 | 0 | |
Chest X-ray and TTE, n (%) | 23(24) | 5(8) | 0.01a |
TTE and CT scan, n | 1 | 0 | |
Chest X-ray and CT scan, n (%) | 19(20) | 15(25) | 0.45a |
Chest X-ray TTE, CT scan, n (%) | 33(35) | 30(51) | 0.06a |