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Table 1 Total missed injuries and contributing factors found in studies

From: Missed injuries in trauma patients: A literature review

Study

N

Population

Total missed injuries

Cause X-Ray errors

Clinical errors

Vles et al., 2003 # [3]

3.879

Trauma Patients

1,3%

X

X

Robertson et al., 1996 * [8]

3.996

Rural Area Trauma Patients

1,4%

X

X

Juhl et al., 1990 # [13]

783

Orthopaedic Department Pat.

2,2%

X

X

Born et al., 1989 # [14]

1.006

Multisystem Trauma Patients

3%

X

X

Wei et al., 2006 * [15]

3.081

Emergency Radiology Pat.

3,7%

X

-

Laasonen et al., 1991 * [16]

340

Multiple Injured Patiens

4,2%

X

-

Kalemoglu et al., 2006 * [6]

709

Major Trauma Patients

4,8%

X

X

Pehle et al., 2006 * [17]

1.187

Multiple Trauma Patients

4,9%

X

X

Kremli, 1996 *[18]

638

Trauma Patients

6%

X

X

Buduhan et al., 2000 * [5]

567

Multiple Trauma Patients

8,1%

X

X

Houshian et al., 2002 # [1]

786

Major Trauma Patients

8,1%

X

X

Chan et al., 1980 * [19]

327

Multiple Injured Patients

12%

X

X

Rizoli et al., 1994 * [7]

432

Blunt Trauma Patients

13,6%

X

X

Soundappan et al., 2004 #[20]

76

Children with missed Injuries

16%

X

X

Brooks et al., 2004 * [9]

65

Major Trauma Patients

22,2%

X

X

Janjua et al., 1998 # [2]

206

Trauma Patients

39%

X

X

  1. N = Patients in study; Prospective study #; Retrospective study *