Yield of whole-body computed tomography at a low-volume emergency department: A 5-year experience

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Table 1

- Demographic characteristics of 208 patients who underwent whole-body computed tomography between January 2014 and November 2018.

Demographic data	n (%)
Gender
Male	170 (81.7)
Female	38 (18.3)
Age group¹⁵
Infants (1-23 months)	3 (1.4)
Preschool (24-71 months)	20 (9.6)
Children (6-12 years)	27 (13)
Adolescents (13-18 years)	25 (12)
Adults (19-44 years)	101 (48.6)
Middle age and older adults (≥45 years)	32 (15.4)
Nationality
Saudi	92 (44.2)
Non-Saudi	116 (55.8)

Table 2

- Whole-body computed tomography imaging results of 208 patients.

Table 3

- Hospital admission and operative intervention according to trauma patient parameters.

Parameter	Admission only		P-value	Operative intervention		P-value
	Yes	No		Yes	No
	n (%)	n (%)		n (%)	n (%)
Age group¹⁵			0.13			0.72
Infants (1-23 months)	1 (1.8)	0 (0)		0 (0)	1 (1)
Preschool (24-71 months)	8 (14.5)	7 (8.2)		2 (4.9)	13 (13.1)
Children (6-12 years)	6 (10.9)	14 (16.6)		6 (14.6)	14 (14.1)
Adolescents (13-18 years)	2 (3.6)	10 (11.8)		4 (9.8)	8 (8.1)
Adults (19-44 years)	26 (47.3)	44 (51.8)		23 (56.1)	47 (47.5)
Middle age and older adults (≥45 years)	12 (21.8)	10 (11.8)		6 (14.6)	16 (16.2)