BAT

[cathy armstrong]

why not iv contrast?
cathy

On Dec 25, 2007 5:37 AM, <ccrone at charter.net> wrote:

> I work at a small, rural ER (about 18, 000 annual ED volume).  We have no
> FAST/Ultrasound immediately available at all times.  If we have a case of
> blunt abdominal trauma & order a CT scan, our radiologist demands that we
> have the patient drink oral contrast & wait 2 hours for the CT to be
> performed.  It then takes another 30 minutes for the report to be obtained.
>    What do other institutions currently do regarding the use of oral
> contrast when obtaining abdominal/pelvic CT's for blunt abdominal trauma in
> a hemodynamically stable patient-- with suspected internal injuries?
>
> Thanks
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