Diagnosis of abdominal abscesses in patients with major trauma: the use of computed tomography
| Autor: | C H Shatney, N O Whitley |
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| Rok vydání: | 1983 |
| Předmět: |
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Male Radiography Abdominal medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Abdominal ct Computed tomography Laparotomy Humans Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging In patient Aged Trauma patient medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Major trauma Abdominal Abscess Middle Aged bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease Abscess medicine.anatomical_structure Wounds and Injuries Abdomen Female Radiology Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
| Zdroj: | Radiology. 147:179-183 |
| ISSN: | 1527-1315 0033-8419 |
| DOI: | 10.1148/radiology.147.1.6828724 |
| Popis: | The usefulness of computed tomography (CT) in diagnosing abdominal abscesses was evaluated prospectively in 69 septic patients who had suffered massive trauma. For the 82 abdominal CT scans obtained, the accuracy rate was 84%, the sensitivity was 92%, and the specificity was 79%. With the use of abdominal CT, 32 patients were spared a "blind" laparotomy in the search for the focus of infection. It is concluded that CT is of significant value in the diagnosis of abdominal abscess in the septic trauma patient. |
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