Arterial bleeding diagnosed by CT in hemodynamically stable victims of blunt trauma.
Although the presence of intra-abdominal blood is a common finding on abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans performed for trauma, acute intra-abdominal bleeding is rarely diagnosed by CT. A focal area of high-density contrast, as compared to the surrounding fluid and tissues, is the characteristic CT finding associated with acute intra-abdominal bleeding and should prompt immediate intervention.
DiGiacomo
J C
JC
Division of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
McGonigal
M D
MD
Haskal
Z J
ZJ
Audu
P B
PB
Schwab
C W
CW
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*