Cardiovascular parameters on computed tomography are independently associated with in-hospital complications and outcomes in level-1 trauma patients.
Tim KobesArthur A R SweetIJsbrand T KlipRoderick Marijn HouwertWouter B VeldhuisLuke P H LeenenPim A de JongMark C P M van BaalPublished 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.
Keyphrases
- trauma patients
- computed tomography
- coronary artery
- early stage
- risk factors
- physical activity
- healthcare
- adverse drug
- positron emission tomography
- dual energy
- image quality
- high resolution
- pulmonary artery
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- acute care
- chronic kidney disease
- clinical practice
- squamous cell carcinoma
- emergency department
- sentinel lymph node
- metabolic syndrome
- photodynamic therapy
- rectal cancer
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- locally advanced