Covid-19 Pandemisinin Pediatrik Acil Travmalarda Bilgisayarlı Tomografi Değerlendirmelerine Etkisi

Amaç: Bu çalışmada pandemi sırasında acil servise travma nedeniyle başvuran pediatrik hastaların bilgisayarlı tomografi (BT) tetkik sayılarını ve patolojilerini pandemi olmayan aynı zaman dilimi ile karşılaştırarak pandeminin pediatrik acil travmalara etkisini tartışmayı amaçladık.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Bilgisayarlı tomografi, pandemi, pediatrik travma

The Effect of Covid-19 Pandemic on Computed Tomography Evaluations in Pediatric Emergency Traumas

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the number of computed tomography (CT) examinations and pathologies of the pediatric patients admitted to the emergency department due to trauma during the pandemic with the compatible non-pandemic time period.

Keywords:

Computed tomography, pandemic, pediatric trauma,

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