Impact of NEXUS Low-Risk Criteria on Cervical Injuries in a Turkish Tertiary-Care Hospital

Kavak, Hasan; Surum, Nebi; ÜNLÜER, ERDEN; AKSAY, ERSİN; YILMAZ, ABDURRAHMAN; Katipoglu, Burak

doi:10.5152/eajem.2018.85057

Impact of NEXUS Low-Risk Criteria on Cervical Injuries in a Turkish Tertiary-Care Hospital

Kavak H., Surum N., ÜNLÜER E. E., AKSAY E., YILMAZ A., Katipoglu B.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.17, sa.3, ss.113-117, 2018 (ESCI, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2018
Doi Numarası: 10.5152/eajem.2018.85057
Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.113-117
Anahtar Kelimeler: NEXUS low-risk criteria, trauma, cervical spine
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: In the present study, we aimed to determine the amount of unnecessary X-ray graphics that could lead to cost-load and radiation side effects using NEXUS Low-Risk Criteria (NLC) that was applied and evaluated in patients with cervical spine trauma in the Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital's emergency department.