Watching before scanning: Multicenter study shows observation can reduce CT use in children with abdominal trauma
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Jeffrey Upperman, MD, chair of Pediatric Surgery
A new multicenter study found that observing children with blunt abdominal trauma in the emergency department, for a period of time, before ordering imaging can safely reduce unnecessary CT scans without increasing the risk of missed injuries.
Blunt abdominal trauma accounts for nearly 8 million pediatric emergency department visits annually in the United States. CT scans have long been considered the gold-standard for diagnosing internal ab
A new multicenter study found that observing children with blunt abdominal trauma in the emergency department, for a period of time, before ordering imaging can safely reduce unnecessary CT scans without increasing the risk of missed injuries.
Blunt abdominal trauma accounts for nearly 8 million pediatric emergency department visits annually in the United States. CT scans have long been considered the gold-standard for diagnosing internal ab
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