Changes in trauma management following the implementation of the whole-body computed tomography: a retrospective multi-centre study based on the trauma registry of the German Trauma Society (TraumaRegister DGU®)

Whole-body computed tomography (WBCT) plays an increasingly important role in the diagnostic assessment of trauma room patients. It is still unclear whether its use has led to changes of trauma room procedures and patient outcomes. In a retrospective multi-centric study based on the trauma registry of the German Trauma Society (TraumaRegister DGU®), we analysed patients with an ISS ≥ 9 between 2002 and 2013. Two periods of time, i.e. up to...