Is computerized tomography of trauma patients associated with a transfer delay to a regional trauma centre?
A significant proportion of trauma patients transferred to a regional trauma centre undergo CT scanning at the primary hospital. These patients experience an increased length-of-stay of 90 minutes, on average, before transfer. This appears to be a common practice that does not appear to contribute to definitive trauma management.
Our data demonstrated that serum concentrations of NGF in KTRs were elevated and that they could be considered to be a prognostic marker in kidney transplantation.