title: [Spiral CT of the thorax in primary diagnosis and intensive treatment of polytrauma patients].
abstract: The performance of a rapid spiral chest CT scan during primary diagnosis and intensive care leads, in a high percentage of cases, to clinically relevant diagnoses. In particular, occult ventral (tension-) pneumothoraces and lung contusions have been found in one third of polytraumatized patients both initially and during the sequential course. Additional insertion of chest tubes has been observed to be the major consequence.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Unfall-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Universitätskliniken des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Marzi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Risse
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wiercinski
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mutschler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015505:Chest Tubes; D003288:Contusions / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055370:Lung Injury; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Spiral-CT des Thorax in der Primärdiagnostik und Intensivbehandlung polytraumatisierter Patienten.