The Canadian C-Spine Rule versus the NEXUS Low-Risk Criteria in Patients with Trauma
The Canadian C-Spine Rule versus the NEXUS Low-Risk Criteria in Patients with Trauma
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Stiell, Ian G , Clement, Catherine M , McKnight, R. Douglas , Brison, Robert , Schull, Michael J , Rowe, Brian H , Worthington, James R , Eisenhauer, Mary A , Cass, Daniel , Greenberg, Gary , MacPhail, Iain , Dreyer, Jonathan , Lee, Jacques S , Bandiera, Glen , Reardon, Mark , Holroyd, Brian , Lesiuk, Howard and Wells, George A
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Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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This prospective cohort study compared the performance of two clinical decision rules for evaluating cervical-spine injury. As compared with the NEXUS Low-Risk Criteria (which are widely recommended), the Canadian C-Spine Rule was more sensitive and more specific for clinically important injury and would have resulted in fewer orders for cervical-s...
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The Canadian C-Spine Rule versus the NEXUS Low-Risk Criteria in Patients with Trauma
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_71482241
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_71482241
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
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10.1056/NEJMoa031375
