Evaluation of incidental findings in patients undergoing computed tomography (CT) due to trauma

dc.contributor.authorCetin, Ayse
dc.contributor.authorAltuntas, Serkan
dc.contributor.authorYurdaisik, Isil
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-19T14:47:04Z
dc.date.available2024-05-19T14:47:04Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentİstinye Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAim: There are numerous studies reporting incidental findings in traumatic and non-traumatic patients undergoing imaging studies for various reasons. However, further studies are needed for the accumulation of evidence. Therefore, we conducted this retrospective study to analyse incidental findings in patients who underwent CT scans in our hospital due to trauma. Material and Methods: This retrospective observational study included 1263 patients who were admitted to the emergency department of our hospital with the diagnosis of trauma and who underwent CT scans. Patients' demographic data such as age, gender and body mass, past medical history, type of trauma, mechanism of trauma, involved body part, length of stay in hospital and discharge status were analyzed. The incidental findings were divided into Class I, Class II and Class III based on the previous studies in the literature. Results: The most common cause of trauma was found as falls at 65% followed by motor vehicle accidents (21%). The type of trauma was found as blunt in 425 (93.41%), penetrating in 7 (1.54%) and other in 23 (5.05) patients with incidental findings. The mean length of stay in the hospital was 9.2 +/- 11.00 days in these patients. A total of 698 incidental findings were found in 455 patients, with 310 (68.30%) having one finding and 145 (31.87%) having more than one finding. Discussion: We found the rate of incidental findings as 36.3%, consistent with many previous studies in the literature. It is crucial to communicate and document incidental findings and to prepare a proper follow-up schedule.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4328/ACAM.21086
dc.identifier.endpage678en_US
dc.identifier.issn2667-663X
dc.identifier.issue6en_US
dc.identifier.startpage674en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org10.4328/ACAM.21086
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12713/5647
dc.identifier.volume13en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001027513600018en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBayrakol Medical Publisheren_US
dc.relation.ispartofAnnals of Clinical and Analytical Medicineen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmz20240519_kaen_US
dc.subjectTraumaen_US
dc.subjectCt Scansen_US
dc.subjectIncidental Findingsen_US
dc.subjectIncidentalomaen_US
dc.subjectFollow-Upen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of incidental findings in patients undergoing computed tomography (CT) due to traumaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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