Diagnostic Emergency CT Imaging Utilization in Our University Hospital Radiology Unit for Pediatrics

Purpose: This study aimed to make the distribution of Computed Tomography (CT) imaging according to organ systems in pediatric emergent patients that admitted to our University Hospital Emergency Radiology Unit.

Methods and Materials: This was a retrospective study comparing resource application between March 2016 and September 2017 in a single ED in a university hospital.

Results: In 32 patient thorax and abdomen CT has studied together for multiple trauma. In 106 head CT was taken for traumatic pathologies. In 34 abdominal CT has studied alone for abdominal emergencies like appendicitis, renal calculi, etc. In 9 orbital CT, in 4 vertebral column CT, in 2 temporal CT, in 13 extremities CT and in 110 head and cervical CT together were done for trauma. In 6 patient head CT with contrast administration was done for suspicion of an intracranial mass. In 10 thorax CT have studied for parenchymal infiltrations whom clinic and laboratory tests were positive. In 1 femoral artery CT angiography was done for detection of traumatic injury.

Conclusion: When the reasons for referral to emergency radiology CT unit of pediatric patients were examined, the most common causes in our center were trauma and abdomen problems.