Association between a single-pass whole-body computed tomography policy and survival after blunt major trauma: a retrospective cohort study

Single-pass, whole-body computed tomography (pan-scan) remains a controversial intervention in the early assessment of patients with major trauma. We hypothesized that a liberal pan-scan policy is mainly an indicator of enhanced process quality of emergency care that may lead to improved survival regardless of the actual use of the method.This retrospective cohort study included consecutive patients with blunt trauma referred to a trauma center...