Longer times in computed tomography for trauma patients result in a decrease in body temperature.

Qi-Zheng Ong Annelies Vandewege Daniel Y Ellis

Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2022)

Increasing time spent in CT leads to a decrease in body temperature in trauma patients. Clinicians should actively reduce time spent in the CT room and take active warming measures.

Keyphrases

trauma patients
computed tomography
dual energy
image quality
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
palliative care
magnetic resonance