Use of oral contrast for abdominal computed tomography in children with blunt torso trauma

Angela M. Ellison; Kimberly S. Quayle; Bema Bonsu; Madelyn Garcia; Stephen Blumberg; Alexander Rogers; Sandra L. Wootton-Gorges; Benjamin T. Kerrey; Lawrence J. Cook; Arthur Cooper; Nathan Kuppermann; James F Holmes Jr; N. Kuppermann; E. Alpern; D. Borgialli; J. Callahan; J. Chamberlain; P. Dayan; J. M. Dean; M. Gerardi; M. Gorelick; J. Hoyle; E. Jacobs; D. Jaffe; R. Lichenstein; K. Lillis; P. Mahajan; R. Maio; D. Monroe; R. Ruddy; R. Stanley; M. Tunik; A. Walker; D. Kavanaugh; H. Park

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.01.014

Use of oral contrast for abdominal computed tomography in children with blunt torso trauma

Angela M. Ellison, Kimberly S. Quayle, Bema Bonsu, Madelyn Garcia, Stephen Blumberg, Alexander Rogers, Sandra L. Wootton-Gorges, Benjamin T. Kerrey, Lawrence J. Cook, Arthur Cooper, Nathan Kuppermann, James F Holmes Jr, N. Kuppermann, E. Alpern, D. Borgialli, J. Callahan, J. Chamberlain, P. Dayan, J. M. Dean, M. GerardiM. Gorelick, J. Hoyle, E. Jacobs, D. Jaffe, R. Lichenstein, K. Lillis, P. Mahajan, R. Maio, D. Monroe, R. Ruddy, R. Stanley, M. Tunik, A. Walker, D. Kavanaugh, H. Park

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Study objective We compare test characteristics of abdominal computed tomography (CT) with and without oral contrast for identifying intra-abdominal injuries. Methods This was a planned subanalysis of a prospective, multicenter study of children (contrast 99.2% (95% confidence interval [CI] 95.7% to 100.0%) versus sensitivity_{no contrast} 97.7% (95% CI 96.1% to 98.8%), difference 1.5% (95% CI-0.4% to 3.5%). The specificity of the oral contrast versus no oral contrast groups was specificity_contrast 84.7% (95% CI 82.2% to 87.0%) versus specificity_{no contrast} 80.8% (95% CI 79.4% to 82.1%), difference 4.0% (95% CI 1.3% to 6.7%). Conclusion Oral contrast is still used in a substantial portion of children undergoing abdominal CT after blunt torso trauma. With the exception of a slightly better specificity, test characteristics for detecting intra-abdominal injury were similar between CT with and without oral contrast.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	107-114.e4
Journal	Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume	66
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.01.014
State	Published - Aug 1 2015

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Ellison, A. M., Quayle, K. S., Bonsu, B., Garcia, M., Blumberg, S., Rogers, A., Wootton-Gorges, S. L., Kerrey, B. T., Cook, L. J., Cooper, A., Kuppermann, N., Holmes Jr, J. F., Kuppermann, N., Alpern, E., Borgialli, D., Callahan, J., Chamberlain, J., Dayan, P., Dean, J. M., ... Park, H. (2015). Use of oral contrast for abdominal computed tomography in children with blunt torso trauma. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 66(2), 107-114.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.01.014

Use of oral contrast for abdominal computed tomography in children with blunt torso trauma. / Ellison, Angela M.; Quayle, Kimberly S.; Bonsu, Bema; Garcia, Madelyn; Blumberg, Stephen; Rogers, Alexander; Wootton-Gorges, Sandra L.; Kerrey, Benjamin T.; Cook, Lawrence J.; Cooper, Arthur; Kuppermann, Nathan ; Holmes Jr, James F; Kuppermann, N.; Alpern, E.; Borgialli, D.; Callahan, J.; Chamberlain, J.; Dayan, P.; Dean, J. M.; Gerardi, M.; Gorelick, M.; Hoyle, J.; Jacobs, E.; Jaffe, D.; Lichenstein, R.; Lillis, K.; Mahajan, P.; Maio, R.; Monroe, D.; Ruddy, R.; Stanley, R.; Tunik, M.; Walker, A.; Kavanaugh, D.; Park, H.

In: Annals of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 66, No. 2, 01.08.2015, p. 107-114.e4.

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Ellison, AM, Quayle, KS, Bonsu, B, Garcia, M, Blumberg, S, Rogers, A, Wootton-Gorges, SL, Kerrey, BT, Cook, LJ, Cooper, A, Kuppermann, N , Holmes Jr, JF, Kuppermann, N, Alpern, E, Borgialli, D, Callahan, J, Chamberlain, J, Dayan, P, Dean, JM, Gerardi, M, Gorelick, M, Hoyle, J, Jacobs, E, Jaffe, D, Lichenstein, R, Lillis, K, Mahajan, P, Maio, R, Monroe, D, Ruddy, R, Stanley, R, Tunik, M, Walker, A, Kavanaugh, D & Park, H 2015, 'Use of oral contrast for abdominal computed tomography in children with blunt torso trauma', Annals of Emergency Medicine, vol. 66, no. 2, pp. 107-114.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.01.014

Ellison, Angela M. ; Quayle, Kimberly S. ; Bonsu, Bema ; Garcia, Madelyn ; Blumberg, Stephen ; Rogers, Alexander ; Wootton-Gorges, Sandra L. ; Kerrey, Benjamin T. ; Cook, Lawrence J. ; Cooper, Arthur ; Kuppermann, Nathan ; Holmes Jr, James F ; Kuppermann, N. ; Alpern, E. ; Borgialli, D. ; Callahan, J. ; Chamberlain, J. ; Dayan, P. ; Dean, J. M. ; Gerardi, M. ; Gorelick, M. ; Hoyle, J. ; Jacobs, E. ; Jaffe, D. ; Lichenstein, R. ; Lillis, K. ; Mahajan, P. ; Maio, R. ; Monroe, D. ; Ruddy, R. ; Stanley, R. ; Tunik, M. ; Walker, A. ; Kavanaugh, D. ; Park, H. / Use of oral contrast for abdominal computed tomography in children with blunt torso trauma. In: Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2015 ; Vol. 66, No. 2. pp. 107-114.e4.

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