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CT scan and conventional x-ray in multiple injured patient care: diagnostic strategies and outcomes analysed from the TraumaRegister DGU®.

Roland BiberCarsten KopschinaMaximilian WillauschusHermann Josef BailRolf Leferingnull null
Published in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2022)
ER-LOS is significantly affected by diagnostic pathway. CT scan alone accelerates ER-LOS, which however was not associated with lower mortality rates. Performing completive x-ray examinations after an initial CT scan seems not to deteriorate mortality rates.
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