From: Structured approach with primary and secondary survey for major trauma care: an overview of reviews
SR author year | Data search | Type of included studies | Population | Description interventions/comparison |
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van Maarseveen (2020) | January 2019 | 2 studies: Controlled before-and-after study | Adults and paediatrics trauma patients | “Application of a checklist versus no application” comparison 1: structured approach/ clinical examination |
Arruzza (2020) | December 2019 | 15 studies: 14 cohort studies and one RCT | “Trauma patients” adults | “WBCT as part of the primary survey vs conventional radiological procedures” comparison 2: routine WBCT/ non-routine WBCT |
Chidambaram (2017) | September 2016 | 11 studies: 5 prospective cohort studies, 5 retrospective studies and 1 RCT | “Trauma patients”; studies with paediatric patients were excluded | “conventional selective imaging vs whole body CT (WBCT) scanning” comparison 2: routine WBCT/ non-routine WBCT |
Hajibandeh (2015) | October 2013 | 9 studies: 8 retrospective and 1 prospective cohort studies | “Trauma patients” adults | “WBCT vs non-WBCT (i.e. conventional imaging)” comparison 2: routine WBCT/ non-routine WBCT |
Van Vugt (2013) | May 2013 | 0 studies | People who had sustained all types of blunt high-energy trauma (including blast or barotrauma) | resuscitation algorithms using routine CT vs algorithms using selective CT comparison 2: routine WBCT/ non-routine WBCT |
Caputo (2013) | 2013 | 7 studies: cohort studies | “Human studies”, adults | “WBCT vs selective scan” comparison 2: routine WBCT/ non-routine WBCT |
Jiang (2013) | December 2013 | 11 studies: cohort studies | SR: adult blunt MTPs (age > 16 years, injury severity score (ISS) > 16) | WBCT vs selective radiological imaging protocol (X-ray of the pelvis and chest, trans-abdominal sonography, and/or selective CT) comparison 2: routine WBCT/ non-routine WBCT |
Healy (2013) | October 2012 | 6 studies: observational studies | SR: “Trauma patients”; studies were excluded if patients were predominantly under 16 years of age | “WBCT vs selective CT scanning” comparison 2: routine WBCT/ non-routine WBCT |
Sierink (2012) | November 2010 | 4 studies: cohort studies | SR: Studies with a mainly adult study population were included (defined as median age of the study group above 16 years) | “immediate WBCT vs conventional imaging and selective CT” comparison 2: routine WBCT/ non-routine WBCT |