Accuracy of ct evaluation for cervical spine clearance in the ground level fall population - a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinically occult cervical spine (CS) injuries are well described in blunt trauma, however delay in identifying these injuries and clearing the CS can result in morbidity. Our study examines the ground level fall (GLF) population to analyze whether computed tomography (CT) alone can rule out unstable injury in this group with lower force mechanism.

Methods

This is a single center, retrospective cohort study. All GLF patients in the institutional trauma registry between 6/1/2012 through 12/31/2019 were included. These comprise all trauma patients evaluated in the emergency department with Injury Severity Score (ISS) > 0, including both activations and consults with both clinical and radiological spine evaluation. Patients who could not be cleared by National Emerge

SUBMITTER: Culhane J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9188238 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature