BAT

[KMATTOX at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/26/2007 8:43:36 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
sanjaygupta99_91 at yahoo.com writes:

In  almost all trauma centers, patients with BAT are
scanned without PO  contrast.  You might miss bowel
injuries and duodenal injuries this  way, but that is
far safer than waiting for 3-4 hours.   



We have not used oral contrast material in blunt abdominal trauma cases in  
more than 5 years
 
k mattox



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