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Published in: Critical Care 1/2002

01-12-2002 | Paper Report

The Canadian C-Spine Rule for Radiography in alert and Stable Trauma Patients

Author: Arpan Guha

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2002

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The cervical spine (C-spine) of trauma victims has been routinely imaged radiologically to rule out bony injury. Many trauma experts find this exercise unnecessary in the majority of cases who are alert, and without clinical suspicion of injury. This study has three aims: to evaluate the possibility of being more selective and specific in ordering C-spine X-rays in trauma patients who are alert and stable; to examine possible predictor variables against actual patient outcome; and to provide a 'rule' that will be clinically effective in decision-making. …
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Stiell IG, Wells GA, Vandemheen KL, Clement CM, Lesiuk H, De Maio VJ, Laupacis A, Schull M, McKnight RD, Verbeek R, Brison R, Cass D, Dreyer J, Eisenhauer MA, Greenberg GH, MacPhail I, Morrison L, Reardon M, Worthington J: The Canadian C-Spine Rule for Radiography in alert and Stable Trauma Patients. JAMA. 2001, 286: 1841-1848.PubMedCrossRef
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Title
The Canadian C-Spine Rule for Radiography in alert and Stable Trauma Patients
Author
Arpan Guha
Publication date
01-12-2002
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2002
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/ccf-2001-73702

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