Risks associated with magnetic resonance imaging and cervical collar in comatose, blunt trauma patients with negative comprehensive cervical spine computed tomography and no apparent spinal deficit

INTRODUCTION: In blunt trauma, comatose patients (Glasgow Coma Scale score 3 to 8) with a negative comprehensive cervical spine (CS) computed tomography assessment and no apparent spinal deficit, CS clearance strategies (magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] and prolonged cervical collar use) are controv...

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Autores principales: Dunham, C Michael, Brocker, Brian P, Collier, B David, Gemmel, David J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2575569/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18625041
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc6957

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2575569/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18625041
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc6957

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