#1: CT FIRST – Full Body CT Post-OHCA – Does CT Help?
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A full-body CT protocol in resuscitated adults with out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) more often – and more quickly – found the cause of arrest than standard of care CT but did not improve neurologically intact survival.
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Diagnostic yield, safety, and outcomes of Head-to-pelvis sudden death CT imaging in post arrest care: The CT FIRST cohort study. Resuscitation. 2023 Jul;188:109785. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109785. Epub 2023 Apr 3.
#2: Ugly CTPA, Good PESI Score – Are They Low Risk?
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In a retrospective study of 331 low risk acute pulmonary embolism patients, concerning CTPA findings were not associated with adverse clinical outcomes.
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Adverse Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Acute Low-risk Pulmonary Embolism and Concerning Computed Tomography Imaging Findings. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 May 1;6(5):e2311455. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.11455.
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