The clinical implications of using a low threshold for computed tomography scans in older patients presenting with a proximal femur fracture

Key summary points Aim We evaluated the number of computerized tomography (CT) scans performed as well as the traumatic and non-traumatic clinical implications of using a low threshold for performing CT scans as part of the initial trauma screening in older patients presenting at the ED with a proxi...

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Veröffentlicht in:European geriatric medicine 2024-08, Vol.15 (4), p.1081-1089
Hauptverfasser: van Westendorp, S., Robben, S. H. M., van Hooft, M. A. A., Dierckx, S. A. A., Maas, H. A. A. M.
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