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RACS ASC 2026
The Regional Australian Hospital Perspective on Time-to-CT and Associated Outcomes in Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
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Poster

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Trauma Surgery

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Institution: University of Queensland - Queensland, Australia

Aim: This study aims to assess the relationship between the time-to-CT and outcomes in trauma patients presenting to a regional Australian hospital. Method: This study is a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data to review the relationship between time-to-CT and the outcomes of mortality, length of stay and intrahospital transfer for trauma patients presenting to a single regional Australian hospital between January 2000 and July 2022. Results: There were 127 trauma patients who met inclusion criteria during the study period. Comparing patients who had a CT done within 1 hour of arrival to patients who had CT done more than 1 hour from arrival, there was no statistically significant difference in mortality risk (OR 0.72, 95% CI 0.17-3.00, p=0.649) after adjusting for age, and no statistically significant difference in length of stay (4.5 days vs 3 days, p=0.496). Conclusion: In this cohort study, the time-to-CT was no predictive of increased mortality risk in trauma patients presenting to a regional hospital. The time-to-CT in this regional hospital was comparable to published data from higher-level trauma centres in Australia.
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Dr Imran Aumeerally -