Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3228376 | Annals of Emergency Medicine | 2015 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Oral contrast is still used in a substantial portion of children undergoing abdominal CT after blunt torso trauma. With the exception of a slightly better specificity, test characteristics for detecting intra-abdominal injury were similar between CT with and without oral contrast.
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Authors
Angela M. MD, MSc, Kimberly S. MD, Bema MD, Madelyn MD, Stephen MD, Alexander MD, Sandra L. MD, Benjamin T. MD, Lawrence J. PhD, Arthur MD, MS, Nathan MD, MPH, James F. MD, MPH,