Adam M Vogel, Jingwen Zhang, Patrick D Mauldin, Regan F Williams, Eunice Y Huang, Matthew T Santore, Kuojen Tsao, Richard A Falcone, M Sidney Dassinger, Jeffrey H Haynes, Martin L Blakely, Robert T Russell, Bindi J Naik-Mathuria, Shawn D St Peter, David Mooney, Jeffrey S Upperman, Christian J Streck
PURPOSE: To describe the practice pattern for routine laboratory and imaging assessment of children following blunt abdominal trauma (BAT). METHODS: Children (age < 16 years) presenting to 14 pediatric trauma centers following BAT over a 1-year period were prospectively identified. Injury, demographic, routine laboratory and imaging utilization data were collected. Descriptive, comparative, and correlation analysis was performed. RESULTS: 2188 children with a median age of 8 (4,12) years were included and the median injury severity score was 5 (1,10)...
November 13, 2018: Pediatric Surgery International