Vittel criteria for severe trauma triage: Characteristics of over-triage

Over-triage rates related to the use of Vittel criteria are unknown. We compared severe stable trauma patients with and without significant visceral injuries.A single-centre retrospective analysis of a single-centre prospective cohort.Trauma patients with at least one positive Vittel criterion from June 2010 to January 2012 in a level-1 trauma centre. Initial management included a systematic whole-body scanner. All significant lesions in stable...