Computed Tomography in the Initial Evaluation of Hemodynamically Stable Patients with Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Taylor C, Degutis L, Lange R, Burns G, Cohn S, Rosenfield A. Computed Tomography in the Initial Evaluation of Hemodynamically Stable Patients with Blunt Abdominal Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 1998, 44: 893-901.. PMID: 9603095, DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199805000-00025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt abdominal traumaAbdominal traumaComputed tomographyGrading systemGrading of injuryHemodynamically Stable PatientsRate of admissionReporting of injuriesFive-point grading systemLevel 2 injuriesSpecificity 89.5Exploratory laparotomyAbdominal injuriesStable patientsSurgical managementTrauma casesPatient triageDiagnostic certaintyOverall severityIndeterminate studiesInjurySensitivity 100Initial evaluationInterobserver variabilityTrauma