A Comprehensive Analysis of the Radiation Exposure and the Diagnostic Benefit of PanCT in Pediatric Cases with Multiple Trauma
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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C-RADS Category | Radiological Findings |
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1 | Anatomic variations, normal findings |
2 | Soft tissue swelling, superficial skin defects |
3 | Suspicious radiological findings of focal solid organ contusions suitable for conservative treatment, the presence of suspicious abdominopelvic fluid and traumatic lesions in bone structures that will not require surgery |
4 | Intracranial hemorrhage and cerebral contusion, the presence of evident thoracic or abdominopelvic free fluid, solid organ contusions and lacerations, stable or unstable vertebral column fractures, vascular injuries |
n (%) | ||
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Gender | Female | 89 (33.2%) |
Male | 179 (66.8%) | |
Trauma Occurrence | Unknown | 84 (31.3%) |
Non-vehicle traffic accident | 2 (0.7%) | |
Traffic accident | 85 (31.7%) | |
Fall | 61 (22.8%) | |
Forensic Case | 32 (11.9%) | |
Foreign Body Trauma | 1 (0.4%) | |
Firearm Injury | 2 (0.7%) | |
Syncope | 1 (0.4%) | |
Pathology (C-RADS) | 1 | 182 (67.9%) |
2 | 12 (4.5%) | |
3 | 16 (6%) | |
4 | 58 (21.6%) | |
Total | 268 (100%) | |
Mean ± SD 1, Median (min-max) | ||
Age | 8.81 ± 5.21 8 (1–19) | |
Effective Dose (mSv) | 18.14 ± 10.44 16.58 (0–87.21) |
Effective Doses (mSv) (n = 268) | p Value | Post-Hoc p Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Age groups | 1–5 age (1) | 21.45 ± 15.53 | 0.011 | 1–2: 0.441 1–3: 0.246 1–4: 0.024 2–3: 0.944 2–4: 0.138 3–4: 0.375 |
5–10 age (2) | 18.16 ± 9.038 | |||
10–15 age (3) | 17.39 ± 7.845 | |||
15–18 age (4) | 15.33 ± 6.316 |
Pathology (C-RADS) | Total | p Value | Post-Hoc p Value | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
Age groups | 1–5 age (1) | n | 44 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 64 | 0.028 | 1–2: 0.029 1–3: 0.016 1–4: 0.726 2–3: 0.075 2–4: 0.306 3–4: 0.158 |
% | 68.8% | 0% | 3.1% | 28.1% | 100% | ||||
5–10 age (2) | n | 61 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 80 | |||
% | 76.3% | 5% | 6.3% | 12.5% | 100% | ||||
10–15 age (3) | n | 37 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 66 | |||
% | 56.1% | 10.6% | 9.1% | 24.2% | 100% | ||||
15–18 age (4) | n | 40 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 58 | |||
% | 69% | 1.7% | 5.2% | 24.1% | 100% | ||||
Total | n | 182 | 12 | 16 | 58 | 268 | |||
% | 67.9% | 4.5% | 6.0% | 21.6% | 100% |
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Komut, S.; Afşarlar, Ç.E. A Comprehensive Analysis of the Radiation Exposure and the Diagnostic Benefit of PanCT in Pediatric Cases with Multiple Trauma. Medicina 2023, 59, 1228. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59071228
Komut S, Afşarlar ÇE. A Comprehensive Analysis of the Radiation Exposure and the Diagnostic Benefit of PanCT in Pediatric Cases with Multiple Trauma. Medicina. 2023; 59(7):1228. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59071228
Chicago/Turabian StyleKomut, Seval, and Çağatay Evrim Afşarlar. 2023. "A Comprehensive Analysis of the Radiation Exposure and the Diagnostic Benefit of PanCT in Pediatric Cases with Multiple Trauma" Medicina 59, no. 7: 1228. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59071228
APA StyleKomut, S., & Afşarlar, Ç. E. (2023). A Comprehensive Analysis of the Radiation Exposure and the Diagnostic Benefit of PanCT in Pediatric Cases with Multiple Trauma. Medicina, 59(7), 1228. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59071228