A NEXUS Chest Rule has been developed to help limit overutilization of imaging and radiation exposure in blunt trauma patients. A cohort study prospectively validated this decision instrument and found it to have a 98% sensitivity for predicting clinically significant intrathoracic injury in blunt trauma patients over the age of 14 years old.

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Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD · 6 years ago
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