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. 2018 Oct 3;18(4):142–147. doi: 10.1016/j.tjem.2018.09.003

Table 1.

Comparing several time outcomes (minutes) between the WBCT and selective CT approaches.

Study Study Design Subjects number Time definition WBCT Selective CT P value
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    Sierink et al., in 20167

RCT 540 patients for each groups
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    Time to diagnosis of life-threatening injuries (min)

50 (38–68)a 58 (42–78)a 0.001
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    Time to end of imaging (min)

  • -Time in trauma room (min)

30(24–40)a
63(47–102)a
37 (28–52)a
72 (50–109)a
<0.0001
0.067
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    Huber-Wagner et al., in 200913

Retrospective study 4621 patients
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    Time from trauma-room admission to CT (min)

35.5 (26.5)b 46.6 (37.5)b <0.001
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    Huber-Wagner et al., in 201314

Retrospective study 16719
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    Time from hospital admission to CT (min)

24.6 (18)b 35.2 (25.6)b <0.001
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    Weninger et al., in 200715

Retrospective study 185 patients for each groups
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    ED time (min)

70 (17)b 104 (21)b 0.025
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    Hutter et al., in 201116

Retrospective study 1134 patients
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    ED time (min)

83.5 (49.2)b 95.7 (63.1)b <0.001
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    Wurmb et al., in 201517

Retrospective study 318 patients
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    Time from ED to operation room

105 (85–133)a 120 (90–150)a <0.05
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    Mao et al., in 201218

Retrospective study 123 patients
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    ED time

124 (60)b 112 (72)b 0.359
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    Hong et al., in 201619

Retrospective study 144 unconscious patients
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    ED time

108 (80)b 186 (168)b 0.020
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    Gordic et al., in 201520

Retrospective study 120 patients for each groups
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    Time to complete trauma related imaging (min)

12 (9)b 75 (232)b <0.001

RCT: Randomized controlled study, ED: Emergency Department, CT: Computed tomography, WBCT: Whole body computed tomography.

a

Median (IQR25%-75%).

b

Mean (standard deviation).