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Silver trauma: a study of pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic pan-CT scanning in elderly trauma patients in a large teaching hospital.

M ThomasA PearceS KamaledeenJ CowenK Chandrasekaran
Published in: Clinical radiology (2024)
Despite increased scanning, there was a reduction in both the number and severity of positive traumatic imaging findings. The pandemic has increased reliance on CT without a concomitant increase in the detection of positive findings nor clinically significant findings. This single-centre study demonstrates the need to further evaluate pan-CT trauma scanning in silver trauma patients.
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