Routine Versus Selective Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography (MDCT) in Blunt Trauma Patients: Level of Agreement on the Influence of Additional Findings on Management

Introduction: This study was performed to determine the agreement between and within surgeons concerning the influence on treatment plan of routine versus selective multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) findings in blunt trauma patients. Patients: For this study, 50 patients were randomly selected from a customized database that was originally used to compare a diagnostic algorithm with a selective use of MDCT with an algorithm with...