Diagnostic accuracy of clinical examination to identify life- and limb-threatening injuries in trauma patients.
Jared M WohlgemutMax E R MarsdenRebecca S StonerErhan PisirirEvangelia KyrimiGareth GrierMichael ChristianThomas HurstWilliam MarshNigel R M TaiZane B PerkinsPublished in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2023)
Clinical examination performed by experienced trauma clinicians has only a moderate ability to detect LLTIs. Clinicians must appreciate the limitations of clinical examination, and the impact of uncertainty, when making clinical decisions in trauma. This study provides impetus for diagnostic adjuncts and decision support systems in trauma.
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