Table 5.
Shifts in radiation exposure in different sets of criteria for immediate total-body CT and standard workup with selective CT, n = 1083
| Original criteria (15) | Selected criteria (7) | Selected and adjusted criteria (10) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional radiation exposure compared to STWU, mSv (95% CI) | % of population | Additional radiation exposure compared to STWU, mSv (95% CI) | % of population | Additional radiation exposure compared to STWU, mSv (95% CI) | % of population | |
| Selected for iTBCT | ||||||
| Severely injured | 1.19 (− 0.13 to 2.51) | 76.4 | 2.05 (0.56 to 3.53) | 60.9 | 1.17 (− 0.23 to 2.57) | 69.7 |
| Non-severely injured | 8.15 (5.91 to 10.39) | 23.6 | 7.24 (3.07 to 11.41) | 8.8 | 7.91 (4.77 to 11.05) | 15.1 |
| Additional radiation exposure compared to iTBCT, mSv (95%CI) | % of population | Additional radiation exposure compared to iTBCT, mSv (95% CI) | % of population | Additional radiation exposure compared to iTBCT, mSv (95% CI) | % of population | |
| Selected for STWU | ||||||
| Severely injured | – | – | 2.11 (− 0.74 to 4.95) | 15.4 | − 1.32 (− 5.35 to 2.71) | 6.7 |
| Non-severely injured | – | – | − 8.78 (− 11.44 to − 6.13) | 14.9 | − 8.78 (− 11.56 to − 6.01) | 8.5 |
iTBCT immediate total-body CT, STWU standard workup with selective CT