Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5652708 | Injury | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Cervical spine CT is overutilized in the setting of simple assault, despite established clinical decision rules. With no fractures identified regardless of other factors, the likelihood that a CT of the cervical spine will identify clinically significant findings in the setting of “simple” assault is extremely low, approaching zero. At minimum, adherence to CCR and NEXUS within this patient population would serve to reduce both imaging costs and population radiation dose exposure.
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Authors
Matthew L. Uriell, Jason W. Allen, Brendan P. Lovasik, Marc D. Benayoun, Robert M. Spandorfer, Chad A. Holder,