Cohort Study | Excluding hollow viscus injury for abdominal seat belt sign using computed tomography.

Excluding Hollow Viscus Injury for Abdominal Seat Belt Sign Using Computed Tomography – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Negative CT May Prompt Discharge of Patients With Abdominal Seat Belt Sign – Presence of free fluid may serve as the most effective binary classifier for presence of hollow viscus injury – HealthDay

Commentary on Twitter

Prospective multicenter study found that for patients with abdominal seatbelt sign, the incidence of hollow viscus injury was exceedingly low, if not zero, with a high-quality negative CT scan. https://t.co/khZoQiQeXI

— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) July 14, 2022