Clearing the cervical spine in critically injured patients: A comprehensive C-spine protocol to avoid unnecessary delays in diagnosis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1801-1810

  Platzer, Patrick ^a   Jaindl, Manuela ^a   Thalhammer, Gerhild ^a   Dittrich, Stefan ^a   Wieland, Thomas ^a   Vecsei, Vilmos ^a   Gaebler, Christian ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cervical spine; Delayed diagnosis; Polytrauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 33845404615     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-0084-1     Document Type: Article

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