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. 2019 Feb;26(2):246-249.
doi: 10.1111/acem.13549. Epub 2018 Oct 3.

Hot Off the Press: Validation of the Pediatric NEXUS II Head Computed Tomography Decision Instrument for Selective Imaging of Pediatric Patients with Blunt Head Trauma

Corey Heitz  1 , Justin Morgenstern  2 , Christopher Bond  3 , William K Milne  4
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Hot Off the Press: Validation of the Pediatric NEXUS II Head Computed Tomography Decision Instrument for Selective Imaging of Pediatric Patients with Blunt Head Trauma

Corey Heitz et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2019 Feb.
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This is a validation of a preplanned secondary analysis of the NEXUS II Head computed tomography (CT) decision instrument, focusing on the pediatric population. A total of 1,018 patients less than 18 years old, who underwent head CT imaging for blunt head trauma, were included. The decision instrument correctly identified all patient (27/27) who required neurosurgical intervention and 48 of 49 patients who had clinically significant head injury on CT imaging.

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