Awareness and use of five imaging decision rules for musculoskeletal injuries: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several validated decision rules are available for clinicians to guide the appropriate use of imaging for patients with musculoskeletal injuries, including the Canadian CT Head Rule, Canadian C-Spine Rule, National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS) guideline, Ottawa Ankle Rules and Ottawa Knee Rules. However, it is unclear to what extent clinicians are aware of the rules and are using these five rules in practice.

Objective

To determine the proportion of clinicians that are aware of five imaging decision rules and the proportion that use them in practice.

Design

Systematic review.

Methods

This was a systematic review conducted in accordance with the 'Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses' (PRISMA) statemen

SUBMITTER: Kharel P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10644430 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature