Predictive Factors for Surgical Decision Making in Nonconcussive Traumatic Brain Injury Patients without Immediate Surgery: A Propensity Score Matching Study of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter, Glasgow Coma Scale, and Rotterdam Computed Tomography Score.

Objective: To assess the utility of initial computed tomography (CT)-derived optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, Rotterdam CT score, and other factors in predicting subsequent surgical intervention in patients with nonconcussive traumatic brain injury (TBI) who did not undergo immediate surgery.

Methods: This retrospective study included 251 adult patients (184 men, mean age 50.2 ± 17.

Predictors and pathways of in-hospital mortality in active vascular contrast extravasation detected on abdominopelvic CT.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify factors influencing in-hospital mortality in adult patients with active vascular contrast extravasation (AVCE) on abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT).

Methods: All consecutive patients with AVCE detected on CT between January 2019 and May 2022 were retrospectively included. Their data were compared through uni- and multivariable analyses between patients with and without in-hospital mortality.

Validation of scoring systems for the prediction of complicated appendicitis in adults using clinical and computed tomographic findings.

Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate scoring systems for predicting complicated appendicitis in adults diagnosed with acute appendicitis on computed tomography.

Methods: Three hundred twenty-five consecutive adult patients (mean age 51.9 ± 19.

CT of appendicoliths in adult appendicitis: clinical significance and characteristics of overlooked cases.

Objectives: Accurate computed tomography (CT) identification of appendicoliths in adults with acute appendicitis is crucial as it may preclude nonoperative management due to high risk of failure and complications. This investigation aimed to identify the significance of appendicoliths in acute appendicitis and to evaluate the performance of portovenous-phase (PVP) CT and the consequences of overlooked appendicoliths.

Methods: CT examinations of 324 consecutive patients (mean age 51.