Table 7 Section 4: Conventional Radiography
Key question: What is the significance of conventional X-rays and under what conditions are conventional X-rays preferred to computer tomography in the Emergency Trauma Room treatment of polytrauma patients? | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Statement(s) | Cons | Grade | Cons |
4.1 | For the clarification of polytrauma, CT should be preferred to X-ray | 100% strong | GoR A | 100% strong |
4.2 | In addition to an eFAST, conventional X-ray should also be immediately available | 100% strong | GoR A | 100% strong |
Literature: detected = 893, excluded = 845, full-text: rated = 18, excluded = 7, included = 11 (guideline: [15, 19, 24, 47, 48]; level 2: [49, 50]; level 3: [51,52,53]; level 5: [46]) | ||||
Comments: None | ||||