Association of Whole-Body Computed Tomography With Mortality Risk in Children With Blunt Trauma.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although several studies have demonstrated an improvement in mortality for injured adults who receive whole-body computed tomography (WBCT), it is unclear whether children experience the same benefit.

Objective

To determine whether emergent WBCT is associated with lower mortality among children with blunt trauma compared with a selective CT approach.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective, multicenter cohort study was conducted from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2014, using data from the National Trauma Data Bank on children aged 6 months to 14 years with blunt trauma who received an emergent CT scan in the first 2 hours after emergency department arrival. Data analysis was conducted from February 2 to December 29, 2017.

Exposures

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SUBMITTER: Meltzer JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6137533 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature