Incidence and significance of injuries on secondary CT imaging after initial selective imaging in blunt trauma patients

It is unclear if additional computerized tomography (CT) imaging is warranted after injuries are identified on CT in blunt trauma patients. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence and significance of injuries identified on secondary CT imaging after identification of injuries on initial CTs in blunt trauma patients. This was a retrospective cohort study at an academic Level 1 trauma center with a two-tiered trauma system....