Cardiovascular parameters on computed tomography are independently associated with in-hospital complications and outcomes in level-1 trauma patients.

Tim Kobes Arthur A R Sweet IJsbrand T Klip Roderick Marijn Houwert Wouter B Veldhuis Luke P H Leenen Pim A de JongMark C P M van Baal

Published in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2022)

Coronary artery calcification, visible on routine CT imaging, is independently associated with in-hospital complications and an adverse discharge condition in level-1 trauma patients. The findings of this study may help to identify trauma patients quickly and objectively at risk for complications in an early stage without performing additional diagnostics or interventions.

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