Repeated computed tomographic scans in transferred trauma patients: indications, costs, and radiation exposure

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• Personal Author:
  Bal GK ; Fisher T ; Hobbs GR ; Jones AC ; Prud'homme BJ ; Woldemikael D
• Description:
  Trauma patients are often transferred to regional Level I trauma centers from other institutions. At times, when the patient presents to the trauma center, radiologic studies performed at the previous institution are repeated. The aim of this study was to assess the proportion of computed tomographic (CT) scans repeated in trauma patients receiving CT scans before transfer and to obtain the indications for these repeats. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Men Occupational Health Radiation Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Exposure Levels Humans Injuries Radiation Exposure Risk Factors Scanning Techniques Traumatic Injuries
• ISSN:
  2163-0755
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  73
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049402
• Citation:
  J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2012 Dec; 73(6):1564-1569
• Contact Point Address:
  Alvin C. Jones, MD, Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, PO Box 9196 Morgantown, WV 26506-9196
• Email:
  ajones@hsc.wvu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  West Virginia University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a20d87ccb5bb994d4d49ad58a56d255e73b48b0dc0b47bfa10f793986ca9145515724793fa6ea15fb2d9d46fe94de07a067c99d52e159797fcbd8f8bb0c3986d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203854/cdc_203854_DS1.pdf
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