Routine follow-up cranial computed tomography for deeply sedated, intubated, and ventilated multiple trauma patients with suspected severe head injury.
Thomas Erik WurmbStefan SchlerethMarkus KredelRalf M MuellenbachChristian WunderJörg BrederlauNorbert RoewerWerner KennEkkehard KunzePublished in: BioMed research international (2014)
We found new diagnosis or progression of intracranial pathology in 54% of the patients. In 54% of patients with new findings and progression of pathology, therapy was changed due to the results of follow-up cCT. In trauma patients who are sedated and ventilated for different reasons a routine follow-up CT is beneficial.
Keyphrases
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