Selective Use of Computed Tomography Compared With Routine Whole Body Imaging in Patients With Blunt Trauma

Routine pan-computed tomography (CT, including of the head, neck, chest, abdomen/pelvis) has been advocated for evaluation of patients with blunt trauma based on the belief that early detection of clinically occult injuries will improve outcomes. We sought to determine whether selective imaging could decrease scan use without missing clinically important injuries.This was a prospective observational study of 701 patients with blunt trauma at an...