Managing radiation risk in the evaluation of the pediatric trauma patient.

Abstract:

:Pediatric trauma is usually a nonoperative experience for the pediatric general surgeon. The pediatric trauma surgeon resuscitates the child and then evaluates and triages the identified injuries. A common diagnostic tool is the computed tomography (CT) scan. Most children who require evaluation for significant trauma will get a CT scan, but there are no national guidelines directing the assessment. Injuries to the head, cervical spine, chest, and abdomen can all be imaged with a CT scan; the question is whether the liberal approach to imaging children is appropriate. Over the past decade, concern has arisen about the radiation dose delivered by CT. This concern has generated a national campaign to "image gently." This article reviews the data involving the risk of medical radiation exposure and discusses strategies for managing the risk.

journal_name

Semin Pediatr Surg

authors

Scaife ER,Rollins MD

doi

10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2010.06.004

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-11-01 00:00:00

pages

252-6

issue

4

eissn

1055-8586

issn

1532-9453

pii

S1055-8586(10)00040-5

journal_volume

19

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