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Table 2 Sensitivity of WBCT for detection of fractures of hand and/or forearm

From: Detection of fractures of hand and forearm in whole-body CT for suspected polytrauma in intubated patients

 

Clinical symptoms

No clinical symptoms

Area fully included

69/88 fractures

89.6% (80.6–95.4)

20/34 fractures

58.9% (40.7–75.4)

Area not fully included

5/11 fractures

45.5% (16.7–76.6)

4/10 fractures

40.0% (12.2–73.8)

  1. Absolute numbers and sensitivity for different clinical presentation and inclusion in the WBCT scan field. 95%-confidence intervals using Clopper-Pearson exact are given in brackets