Total-body CT scanning in trauma patients: Benefits and boundaries

Total-body CT scanning in trauma patients: Benefits and boundaries

Authors	J.C. Sierink
Supervisors	J.C. Goslings M.J.R. Edwards
Cosupervisors	N.W.L. Schep M.G.W. Dijkgraaf
Award date	27-03-2015
ISBN	9789491602351
Number of pages	188
Organisations	Faculty of Medicine (AMC-UvA)
Abstract	Computed tomography (CT) scanning has become essential in the early diagnostic phase of trauma care. It is a fast and highly accurate modality for the identification of various injuries and it enables a rapid response to life-threatening problems. Especially total-body CT (TBCT) scanning is increasingly used. The TBCT scan can be used as a supplement to conventional imaging (i.e. chest and pelvic x-rays, FAST and selective CT scanning), but also as a total replacement. The aim of this thesis was to clarify the role of (immediate) TBCT scanning in severely injured patients, considering its benefits and boundaries.
Document type	PhD thesis
Note	Research conducted at: Universiteit van Amsterdam
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis (complete) Front matter General introduction and outline of the thesis Chapter 1: Systematic review and meta-analysis of immediate total-body computed tomography compared with selective radiological imaging of injured patients Chapter 2: Routinely recorded versus dedicated time registrations during trauma work-up Chapter 3: Split bolus technique in polytrauma: a prospective study on scan protocols for trauma analysis Chapter 4: A case-matched series of immediate total-body CT scanning versus the standard radiological work-up in trauma patients Chapter 5: Incidental findings on total-body CT scans in trauma patients Chapter 6: Radiation exposure before and after the introduction of a dedicated total-body CT protocol in multi trauma patients Chapter 7: A multicenter, randomized controlled trial of immediate total-body CT scanning in trauma patients (REACT-2); study protocol Chapter 8: Immediate total-body CT scanning versus conventional imaging and selective CT scanning in severe trauma patients: A randomized controlled trial (REACT-2 trial) Summary and future perspectives / Nederlandse samenvatting Back matter
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