Template:Nexus chest CT in trauma major rule: Difference between revisions

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===[[Nexus chest CT in trauma]] major rule===
===[[NEXUS Chest CT Rule|Nexus chest CT in trauma]] rule (major injury)===
''May not need a CT if all criteria are absent''
''CT if any one of the following:''
*Abnormal CXR
*Abnormal CXR
*Distracting injury
*Distracting injury
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**Thoracic spine
**Thoracic spine
**Scapula
**Scapula
'''Sensitivity'''
*99% for major injuries
*90% for minor injuries

Latest revision as of 12:41, 11 May 2016

Nexus chest CT in trauma rule (major injury)

CT if any one of the following:

  • Abnormal CXR
  • Distracting injury
  • Tenderness of:
    • Chest wall
    • Sternum
    • Thoracic spine
    • Scapula

Sensitivity

  • 99% for major injuries
  • 90% for minor injuries
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