Incidental findings in blunt trauma patients: prevalence, follow-up documentation, and risk factors

The frequency of computed tomography (CT) imaging of trauma patients has given rise to an increase in the discovery of incidental findings. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the frequency and documentation of follow-up recommendations of incidental findings during the initial trauma evaluation. Secondarily, trauma patients with and without incidental findings were compared. We hypothesized that there would be a high rate of incidental...