The British journal of surgery
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Br J Surg
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Cost-effectiveness of immediate total-body CT in patients with severe trauma (REACT-2 trial).
The effect of immediate total-body CT (iTBCT) on health economic aspects in patients with severe trauma is an underreported issue. This study determined the cost-effectiveness of iTBCT compared with conventional radiological imaging with selective CT (standard work-up (STWU)) during the initial trauma evaluation. ⋯ Economically, from a hospital healthcare provider perspective, iTBCT should be the diagnostic strategy of first choice in patients with multiple trauma or traumatic brain injury.
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