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) identifier identifier

  • 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.